Interior minister says he will quit French government by 2020


French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - France's interior minister, one of President Emmanuel Macron's closest allies, has told L'Express magazine he will run for mayor of Lyon in 2020, putting Macron's government under more pressure as it goes through a period of doubt and instability.

Gerard Collomb's announcement follows the abrupt resignations in recent weeks of a popular environment minister, who questioned Macron's commitment to the reduction of nuclear power, and a sports minister. A high-profile member of Macron's party, Republique En Marche, also quit over the weekend.

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