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December 6, 2024

France's Macron Dismisses Calls to Step Down as No-Confidence Vote Topples Government
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French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed calls to step down Thursday
as he addressed the nation following the collapse of the French
government in a no-confidence vote.

President Emmanuel Macron: "The mandate you democratically gave me is a
five-year mandate, and I will carry it out fully, until the end. … We
cannot allow ourselves to be divided or to do nothing. That's why I will
name a prime minister in the coming days. I will ask them to form a
government in the general interest, representing all the political
parties who can participate in it, or at least who agree not to bring it
down."

The leader of the Socialist Party met with Macron today and urged him to
meet with the heads of leftist parties as the president selects a new
prime minister. We'll go to France later in the broadcast.


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