President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal but has requested that he remain in a caretaker role.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s government, which will now serve in a caretaker capacity, according to the Elysee Palace.
The palace stated that the caretaker government will “handle day-to-day business until a new government is named.”
Earlier this month, Macron’s centrist Ensemble alliance was defeated by the New Popular Front (NFP), a broad alliance of leftist and environmental parties, in snap parliamentary elections.
For the first time in the history of France’s modern republic, the National Assembly has no dominant political bloc in power, and a coalition government has yet to be formed between alliances or political parties.
Until a new government is formed, Attal’s caretaker government will manage current affairs in the eurozone’s second-largest economy. This includes ensuring that the Olympic Games, which start on July 26, proceed smoothly.
During this interim period, the temporary government is not permitted to take any political measures.
While this arrangement may suffice for the transition phase, it could pose a democratic issue if prolonged, especially given the complications in negotiating a replacement prime minister following France’s legislative elections.
