French President Macron to name new PM in coming days

By  News On Air   Dec 06, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new Prime Minister in the coming days after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in Parliament.

In an address to the nation yesterday, the French President rejected opposition pressure to stand down, vowing to stay in his post fully, until the end of the mandate in 2027. He thanked Mr Barnier for his dedication during his brief term as Prime Minister and accused the French far right and hard left of collaborating in an anti-republican front to bring down the government.

French MPs voted overwhelmingly to remove Barnier on Wednesday, just three months after he was appointed by President Macron. The vote was the first time a French government had been voted down by Parliament in more than 60 years, a move the French President labelled unprecedented.