PariscTypeface:> French President Emmanuel Macron will keep the current Cabinet of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in office, but only in a caretaker capacity until a new government is appointed, the Élysée Palace announced on Tuesday in Paris.
The French president accepted Attal’s resignation, which he submitted more than a week ago following the defeat of Macron’s centrist camp in the parliamentary elections.
He then asked Attal and the government to continue their duties until a new government is appointed. This transitional period could last a few weeks and at least until the end of the Olympic Games, the ministers who attended the meeting said.
Macron had initially rejected Attal’s request to resign, citing "the stability of the country.” The caretaker government cannot initiate any new projects or laws. However, due to the current ambiguous political situation, it also cannot be ousted by a vote of no confidence. (DPA)