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Macron says he won't name new French government until after the Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a live interview on TV channel France 2, with the Olympics rings displayed on the Eiffel Tower seen in the background, July 23, 2024. © Ludovic Martin. AFP

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said he would maintain the current centrist caretaker government through the end of the Paris Olympics to avoid “disorder”. His remarks came just after the leftist New Popular Front bloc, which won the most seats in parliament during the snap elections this month, finally announced its preferred candidate for prime minister, little-known civil servant Lucie Castets.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will maintain the country’s centrist caretaker government through the end of the Olympic Games in mid-August to avoid “disorder.”

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