French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister “in the coming days”, after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in parliament.

In a 10-minute address to the nation yesterday, he rejected opposition pressure to stand down, vowing to stay in his post “fully, until the end of the mandate” in 2027. Macron gave no indication of who the next prime minister would be, but said their immediate focus would be the budget for 2025.

He thanked Barnier for his dedication during his brief term as prime minister, and accused the French far right and hard left of collaborating in an “anti-republican front” to bring down the government.

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