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French President accepts resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal

TH (According to Tin Tuc newspaper) July 17, 2024 14:03

On July 16, French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, as France remains deadlocked in forming a new government after the recent National Assembly (Lower House) election.

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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal speaks after preliminary results of the second round of the French parliamentary election were announced, in Paris on July 7, 2024.

According to the French President's Office, the French President made the decision at a Cabinet meeting. However, President Macron asked Mr. Attal to temporarily take over the government's management until a new government is formed.

Prime Minister Attal submitted his resignation to President Macron on July 8, immediately after the second round of the National Assembly (Lower House) elections. In this election, the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (NFP) - consisting of Socialists, Communists, Greens and the left-wing France Unbowed (LFI) - won the most seats, with 193 out of 577 seats in the Lower House. President Macron's centrist coalition came in second with 164 seats. Meanwhile, the far-right National Rally (RN) party came in third with 143 seats.

The above number of seats of the left-wing NFP alliance is still not enough to form a government on its own, so this alliance is only allowed to choose a prime minister candidate to introduce to President Macron.

Meanwhile, disagreements over choosing a politician to take over as prime minister have pushed France into a deadlock in forming a new government.

According to observers, neither President Macron nor Mr. Attal agreed to let a representative of the LFI, the largest organization in the left-wing NFP coalition, or a representative of the far-right National Rally (RN) party take on the role of leader of the new government. At the above-mentioned Cabinet meeting, Mr. Macron called on the political parties in his coalition to propose the formation of a new majority coalition, ensuring the socio-economic development priorities previously set by the government. Late on July 16, Mr. Attal said he would propose holding meetings with political party groups to reach consensus on forming a new government. However, Mr. Attal ruled out the possibility that he would continue to hold the position of prime minister.

TH (According to Tin Tuc newspaper)
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