Macron Rules Out Resignation, Blames ‘Anti-Republican’ Front for Toppling Government
In a brief televised address the very day Barnier hands in his resignation, the visibly weary French president vows to remain in office ‘until the end.’

Can Emmanuel Macron smooth over the chaos in France that his months of political gambling unleashed? Will he appoint a new prime minister before President-elect Trump’s official visit to Paris this weekend?
Given the whirlwind of events following a vote of no confidence on Wednesday that saw Prime Minister Michel Barnier hand in his papers on Thursday, Mr. Macron might be forgiven for saving a prayer for the reopening of Notre Dame cathedral.
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