French President Accepts Prime Minister’s Resignation but Keeps Him as Head of Caretaker Government

French President Accepts Prime Minister’s Resignation but Keeps Him as Head of Caretaker Government
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal leaves the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris on July 16, 2024. Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo
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PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the prime minister’s resignation Tuesday but kept him on as head of a caretaker government, as France prepares to host the Paris Olympics at the end of the month.

The president’s office said in a statement that Macron “accepted” the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and other ministers on Tuesday. Attal and other government members are “to handle current affairs until a new government is being appointed,” the statement said.