France's Macron to name new prime minister

Headline: Deutsche Welle (EN)

The new prime minister will replace Michel Barnier, who resigned last week after far-right and left-wing lawmakers voted to topple his government, plunging France into its second major political crisis in six months.
Aljazeera
But in a sign of the stalemate in French politics after inconclusive legislative elections this summer, he did not name his successor then and has now missed a 48-hour deadline he gave at a meeting of party leaders on Tuesday.
International Business Times
On Thursday, Macron left France on a daylong trip to key EU and Nato ally Poland but shortened the visit in an apparent bid to finalise the appointment.
Guardian
The president has struggled to find a candidate that satisfies enough lawmakers in a fractured parliament.
Euronews

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