Amid France’s biggest political crisis in a generation, president Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls for him to step aside, even after a vote of no confidence in his prime minister.
Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls to stand down and says he will name a new prime minister – the fourth of his seven years as president – in the coming days.
“Many have blamed me for it and I know, many continue to blame me. It’s a fact and it’s my responsibility,” he said. “The dissolution was not understood, that’s my responsibility, I will never accept the irresponsibility of others.” Addressing voters directly, he said some of his political opponents were not thinking “about you, the voters”, suggesting that their interest was in the next presidential election.
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