Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has said that President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister within the next 48 hours.

“I feel that a path forward is possible,” Lecornu told TV channel France 2 on Wednesday night (local time), adding that the current situation allows the president to proceed with the appointment.

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“It’s up to him to conduct the final consultations,” Lecornu said.

Amid calls from opposition parties for Macron to call early presidential elections to end political deadlock, Lecornu said it was “not the time to change the president.” He added that Macron would address the nation “in due course.”

Lecornu also addressed several major policy issues, saying that a “path should be found” to resume debate on pension reform. H

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