Wanted: Pliable French PM who will not torpedo Macron's legislative legacy


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  • Wednesday, 04 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron participates in "Forum on Youth and Artificial Intelligence" with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, in Novi Sad, northern Serbia August 30, 2024. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Nearly three months after plunging France into political crisis by calling a snap election, President Emmanuel Macron is struggling to name a new prime minister whom rivals will not immediately topple - and who will preserve his pro-business legacy.

The election delivered a hung parliament, with Macron now having to pick a prime minister who can please three similar-sized political blocs - the left, the far right and his centrist grouping - with little inclination to make concessions.

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