Macron accepts PM's resignation, asks him to stay as caretaker
People's Daily Online
(Xinhua) 08:14, July 18, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation, but asked him to stay as the head of a caretaker cabinet until the formation of a new administration.
PARIS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation, but asked him to stay as the head of a caretaker cabinet until the formation of a new administration, the French presidential office said Tuesday.
As caretakers, Attal and his governmental team can only oversee the normal operation of administration, and intervene in the event of an emergency. The caretaker government cannot initiate any new projects or laws. Due to the current ambiguous political situation, it cannot be ousted by a vote of no confidence.
Attal submitted his resignation to Macron on July 8 after the ruling party failed to secure a majority in the snap legislative elections. But later that day Macron asked him to stay on the post "for the moment" to ensure the country's stability.
The French president announced the dissolution of the National Assembly on June 9 and called for new legislative elections after his Renaissance party coalition suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament elections.
In the two rounds of legislative elections held on June 30 and July 7, Macron's centrist coalition finished second with 163 seats, trailing the left-wing parties' alliance, the New Popular Front (NFP), which secured a relative majority with 182 seats in the 577-member National Assembly.
The winner alliance of the legislative elections, the NFP, has not yet been able to propose a candidate to be the next prime minister. National Rally party Vice President Sebastien Chenu said the situation is a sign that the NFP "is not ready to govern."
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