00:00So what's next for France's government? Well, Michel Barnier is likely to stay on in the form of a caretaker government handling day-to-day affairs.
00:09But it's now up to President Emmanuel Macron to once again nominate a prime minister.
00:14A complex task, given that he or she will have to survive a no-confidence vote in a highly fragmented National Assembly.
00:22New legislative elections are not possible before next July.
00:26There have also been calls for Macron to resign, although this seems highly unlikely.
00:31The president was heavily criticized this summer for taking on the sole role of choosing the prime minister without really consulting other political parties.
00:39Political analysts told us that it's time for Macron to let go and allow the MPs to make their choice.
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