Macron calls for unity talks as Barnier's exit sparks political crisis

Greens chief Marine Tondelier said after meeting Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace that he has suggested a 'new method' to put together an executive. © LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a 'meeting of different political forces' to hammer out a programme for a new government, amid a political crisis triggered by Prime Minister Michel Barnier's ouster.

President Macron has reportedly suggested a "new method" to put together an executive, according to Green party leader Marine Tondelier, following a meeting with Macron at the Elysée Palace today, Monday.