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France’s outgoing Prime Minister expects Macron to name his replacement in 48 hours

October 8, 2025 admin

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. | Photo Credit: ALAIN JOCARD The outgoing French Prime Minister said on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) that he expects President Emmanuel Macron to name his replacement in the next 48 hours. Sébastien Lecornu didn’t say who might replace him, but he appeared to rule himself out of coming back to…

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France’s Macron acknowledges that dissolving parliament in 2024 backfired

January 2, 2025 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron. | Photo Credit: Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged in his New Year’s address to the nation that his decision to dissolve parliament, casting France into a political crisis, backfired. “I must recognise tonight that the dissolution has, for the moment, brought more division in…

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France President Macron To Name New PM “In Coming Days”

December 5, 2024 admin

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday vowed to name a new prime minister “in the coming days” after the resignation of Michel Barnier, whose government was toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament. In an address to the nation, Macron rejected calls from opponents to resign, saying he would remain president “fully” until the end…

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No-confidence vote draws France into new political crisis

December 3, 2024 admin

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers his speech at the National Assembly while France’s minority government may be on its last legs as opposition lawmakers moved this week toward a no-confidence vote, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Paris. | Photo Credit: AP France headed into a new political crisis on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) as…

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