French President Emmanuel Macron said that he will name a new prime minister “in the coming days”, after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Macron thanked Barnier for his dedication during his brief term as prime minister, and accused the French far right and hard left of collaborating in an “anti-republican front” to bring down the government.
French MPs voted to remove Barnier on Wednesday, just three months after he was appointed by Macron.
The vote is the first time a French government has been voted down by parliament in more than 60 years.