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National Rally leader Marine Le Pen stated that she did not want Macron to resign, but called on him to "respect the voice of voters and show respect for political forces and respect for elections." [5] Senator Anne Souyris of The Ecologists stated that the collapse proved that Macron "has not taken stock of what is happening" in France. [14]
Macron this week rejected demands to resign to resolve France's political crisis, saying conservative prime minister Michel Barnier had been driven from office by the far right and extreme left's ...
On 5 September, Barnier was appointed as prime minister by Macron. [2] At the age of 73, Barnier was the oldest person to take office as prime minister under the Fifth Republic. The period between Attal's resignation and Barnier's appointment was the longest period that the French Fifth Republic had spent without a prime minister. [3]
Macron was the founding member of Renaissance (originally En Marche ! and later La République En Marche !). He defeated National Rally nominee Marine Le Pen. He again defeated Le Pen in the 2022 French presidential election. He was the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since Napoleon, at 39.
Emmanuel Macron faces calls to resign after Barnier ousted. Thursday 5 December 2024 09:34, Andy Gregory. The ousting of Michel Barnier further weakens the standing of president Emmanuel Macron ...
Barnier presented the resignation of his government after the vote, while the budget which triggered his downfall was automatically withdrawn. As president, Macron is constitutionally unaffected ...
Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped to appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, in a combative televised address that will do little to ease a deepening political crisis.
On 7 January 2024, MoDem party leader François Bayrou said that "changes" to the government's composition were "necessary" to "open a new period", implying a change of PM was crucial to revive Macron's presidency. [32] The crisis ended when Macron requested Élisabeth Borne to resign as PM, which she reluctantly did on 8 January 2024. [33]