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French prime minister is expected to formally resign but stay at the head of a caretaker government
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is widely expected to formally accept the prime minister’s resignation on Tuesday while keeping him as the head of a caretaker government. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal offered his resignation last week after a chaotic election result left the government in limbo. Macron asked him to remain temporarily as …
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French left fights over PM role, with current government set to resign
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – France’s left-wing parties fought bitterly on Tuesday over who to put forward as prime minister, leading Communist party leader Fabien Roussel to warn they were risking a “shipwreck” despite their election success. President Emmanuel Macron was likely to accept the resignation of his current government, led by centrist Gabriel …