France: Macron to stay in office amid deepening political crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will stay in office to ensure stability, rejecting calls to resign amid France’s deepening political crisis.

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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron says he will remain in office to ensure stability,

00:06rejecting growing calls from the opposition to resign.

00:09He also called on country's fractured parliament to deliver stability

00:15rather than trigger another government collapse.

00:20Macron reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Le Corneau on Sunday

00:24and unveiled a new cabinet, keeping most senior ministers in place

00:27despite opposition demands for change.

00:30The government faces intense pressure to pass the 2026 budget in a deeply divided parliament.

00:36Both the hard-left France unbowed LFI and the far-right national rally

00:40have announced plans to file no-confidence motions this week,

00:44putting Le Corneau's premiership in jeopardy again.

00:47Macron's second and final term will end in 2027.