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French PM to resign after government falls while Macron seeks solution to crisis

French prime minister Michel Barnier leaves after he delivered a speech during a debate on two motions of no-confidence against the French government.
French prime minister Michel Barnier is set to present his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after just three months in office. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

The French prime minister, Michel Barnier, is expected to resign on Thursday, a day after his government became the first to be toppled by a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years and just three months after it took office – a record ouster.

Barnier is due to present President Emmanuel Macron with his government’s resignation on Thursday morning. The president would address the nation on Thursday evening, the Elysée said.

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