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Jurgen HECKER

French PM Poised To Take Caretaker Role In Deadlocked France

Macron is likely to ask Attal to stay on for the duration of the Olympics (Credit: AFP)

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal was set to resign but stay on as head of a caretaker government Tuesday, officials said, with no replacement in sight as divided parliamentary groups succumb to infighting.

President Emmanuel Macron is expected to accept Attal's resignation after Tuesday's cabinet meeting -- the first since his allies got roundly beaten in a snap National Assembly election called to "clarify" the political landscape.

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