ANKARA: French President Emmanuel Macron requested Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Monday to continue in his position “for now,“ as the second round o...
: French President Emmanuel Macron requested Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Monday to continue in his position “for now,“ as the second round of snap parliamentary election results indicate that none of the three major alliances secured enough seats to form a government.
Attal visited the Elysee Presidential Palace to tender his resignation, but instead of accepting it, Macron asked him to stay on as prime minister to “ensure stability in the country,“ Anadolu Agency reported according to reports citing sources from the Elysee Palace.“Tonight, the political formation that I represent in this campaign has no majority. I will submit my resignation to the president tomorrow morning,” Attal said on Sunday evening after the initial results were announced.
He noted that “no extremes,“ referring to the far-right party National Rally and the left-wing alliance New Popular Front , had won a significant number of seats in the lower house. The NPF is projected to win over 180 seats in the National Assembly, according to the latest data from the Interior Ministry.
Macron dissolved parliament and called for early elections after the RN won more than 31 per cent of the vote in the European Parliament elections on June 9, defeating his centrist bloc.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ex-president Francois Hollande makes surprise comeback in French electionPARIS, June 16 — France’s former Socialist president Francois Hollande yesterday said he would run for parliament again, the latest political twist following his successor...
Read more »
Former French President Hollande announces candidacy for the national assemblyPARIS: Former French President François Hollande has announced his candidacy for a seat in the National Assembly in the upcoming parliamentary electio...
Read more »
European shares end lower as French political tremors rattle banksNEW YORK, June 12 — European shares closed lower yesterday, with banks across the continent falling as investors fretted over political uncertainties in France while bracing for...
Read more »
French singer and 1960s pop icon Francoise Hardy dies aged 80A man is accused of running an insidious cyberstalking campaign in which he listed a woman’s pet ducks for free on Craigslist and shared victims’ personal information on the Internet in efforts to ruin their lives, federal officials said.
Read more »
Chaos on French right as Macron’s snap poll upends politicsPARIS, June 14 — French right-wing parties were mired in infighting yesterday as campaigning intensified for snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron, while his...
Read more »
French markets caught in a storm as bonds, bank stocks hitLONDON, June 14 — French markets endured another brutal sell-off today, as political uncertainty unleashed the biggest weekly jump in the premium investors demand to hold...
Read more »