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  • 12/6/2024
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Thursday (Dec 5) he would stay on until the end of his mandate, due in May 2027, in an address to the nation held a day after lawmakers toppled his government led by Michel Barnier.

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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Thursday
00:05he would stay on until the end of his mandate, due in May 2027 in an address to the nation
00:11held a day after lawmakers toppled his government led by Michel Barnier.
00:30Macron further blamed the current situation on the lack of responsibility of opposition lawmakers
00:38and said the far right and far left had formed an anti-republican front. He said the new
00:44government would pass a special law repeating the 2024 budget for 2025 and then drafting a new
00:51budget early next year. Macron met allies and parliament leaders throughout Thursday as he
00:57sought to swiftly appoint a new prime minister to replace Barnier, who officially resigned a
01:02day after opposition lawmakers voted to topple his government. The Elysee Palace said Macron
01:08had asked Barnier and his government to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new government
01:13is formed.

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