EMMANUEL Macron has vowed to stay on as President of France until 2027.
Macron announced he is going to name the next French PM “in the coming days”, and said the country cannot be “static”.
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He pledged to remain French president until the end of his mandate, speaking at the Élysée Palace in Paris this evening.
“Where the country is vulnerable it needs to be rebuilt,” said the French president.
“Wherever there is poor behaviour, we need to reintroduce wisdom, and wherever there is room for anxiety and despair, we need to bring hope.”
“We have done it, and we will continue to show that to the world,” he added.
The president ended his speech: “Long live the republic, long live France.”
His address comes after his prime minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in France’s parliament yesterday.
It is the first time in over six decades a French government has been voted down by parliament.
Barnier has been asked to stay on as caretaker while Macron chooses a replacement.
Macron thanked Barnier for his “dedication” and “unwillingness to give up” at the start of his speech tonight.