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French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Thursday (Dec 5) he would stay on until the end of his mandate, due in May 2027, in an address to the nation held a day after lawmakers toppled his government led by Michel Barnier.

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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed on Thursday
00:05he would stay on until the end of his mandate, due in May 2027 in an address to the nation
00:11held a day after lawmakers toppled his government led by Michel Barnier.
00:30Macron further blamed the current situation on the lack of responsibility of opposition lawmakers
00:38and said the far right and far left had formed an anti-republican front. He said the new
00:44government would pass a special law repeating the 2024 budget for 2025 and then drafting a new
00:51budget early next year. Macron met allies and parliament leaders throughout Thursday as he
00:57sought to swiftly appoint a new prime minister to replace Barnier, who officially resigned a
01:02day after opposition lawmakers voted to topple his government. The Elysee Palace said Macron
01:08had asked Barnier and his government to stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new government
01:13is formed.
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