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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigns

Borne will act as caretaker prime minister until a new government is named [File: Ludovic Marin/Reuters]

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has resigned, the French presidency said, as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to unveil a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to give a new impetus to his presidency.

“Ms Elisabeth Borne today submitted the resignation of the government to the president, who accepted it,” the presidency said in a statement on Monday.

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