Macron wants new PM in 48 hours, Socialists call government talks 'inconclusive'


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  • Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron walks next to First Secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) Olivier Faure after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 21, 2022. Mohammed Badra/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -The leaders of France's Socialist Party hailed "interesting but inconclusive" talks with President Emmanuel Macron and other mainstream party chiefs on Tuesday, as the French leader set himself 48 hours to name a new prime minister.

The Socialists have emerged as potential kingmakers after Michel Barnier's government was ousted last week, sparking France's second major political crisis in six months.

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