French President Macron Refuses Prime Minister’s Resignation to Retain ‘Stability’

The July 7 runoff legislative election delivered France a hung parliament weeks ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
French President Macron Refuses Prime Minister’s Resignation to Retain ‘Stability’
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal attend a ceremony at the Mont-Valerien memorial in Suresnes, outside Paris on June 18, 2024. Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him to remain on temporarily as the head of the government after the July 7 runoff legislative election delivered France a hung parliament.

Mr. Macron requested that Prime Minister Gabriel Attal stay in office “to ensure the stability of the country,” following a 90-minute meeting with the president’s top political allies on July 8.