France’s Barnier to stay on as caretaker prime minister
President Macron is expected to move fast to name a replacement for Michel Barnier whose administration was toppled in a no confidence vote on Wednesday.
FrenchFrench prime minister Michel Barnier will stay on in a caretaker capacity after formally handing in his resignation on Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said in a statement, reports Politico.
Barnier’s government collapsed after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday night. The statement from Macron’s office said the president had “taken note” of Barnier’s resignation, which he was constitutionally required to tender after losing the vote.
Macron is expected to move fast to name a replacement, especially with the eyes of the world on Paris as world leaders — including U.S. President-elect Donald Trump — are in town Saturday for the formal reopening of the Notre-Dame cathedral.
Macron is scheduled to deliver a televised address at 8 p.m. on Thursday, though it’s unclear if he plans to name a new premier by then.
