French government set to resign but stay on for now in caretaker role, sources say

After the NFP failed to win an absolute majority, years of tensions between the left-wing parties have resurfaced over who could run a possible left-wing government.

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister and French presidential majority group "Ensemble pour la Republique" candidate, arrives to deliver a speech after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at Hotel Matignon in Paris in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.

Gabriel Attal, French Prime Minister and French presidential majority group "Ensemble pour la Republique" candidate, arrives to deliver a speech after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at Hotel Matignon in Paris in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE)

ByREUTERS

JULY 16, 2024 16:33

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