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Macron rejects calls to resign as new government faces budget test

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press as he arrives in Sharm el-Sheikh for a summit on the future of Gaza. AFP - YOAN VALAT

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would continue to serve to ensure stability in the country, ignoring repeated calls by the opposition for him to resign amid France’s worst political crisis in decades.

Macron spoke as reinstated Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s new government took office under mounting pressure to produce a 2026 budget and calm the turmoil that has rattled investors and business leaders.

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