Attal offered his resignation after the French parliamentary elections, but Macron refused to accept his resignation and asked him to stay as caretaker until a new cabinet was appointed.
The snap elections called by Macron have seen three distinct blocs emerge in the French National Assembly — the Left, his Centre and the Far-Right. None has a governing majority.
Attal had flagged on Sunday he would offer his resignation, which follows French political tradition, but added he could stay in office longer as a caretaker.
Opinion polls suggest that the leading far-right party RN may fall short of majority in the Assembly causing a hung parliament that may dent President Macron's authority.
The decision by French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve parliament following the far-right’s historic surge in the European elections has thrown the country’s politics into disarray.
As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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