Macron accepts PM's resignation

Attal takes on caretaker role days before Paris Games as coalition talks delayed

French President Emmanuel Macron officially accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Tuesday evening, but the latter will stay on in a caretaking capacity until a new cabinet is formed following an inconclusive snap election earlier this month.

Attal, who only assumed office on Jan 9, is expected to ensure the smooth operation of the Paris Olympic Games that start on July 26. A caretaker government is not expected to make major political decisions or submit new laws to parliament.

Attal first tendered his resignation the day after Macron's centrist alliance lost majority in the July 7 election.