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Macron meets with previous presidents as he continues to stall naming new French PM
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FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron hosted former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande today as he continues to stall on naming a new prime minister.

Mr Macron is refusing to name a prime minister from left-wing coalition the New Popular Front, which topped the poll in the July 7 National Assembly elections.

The president is reportedly leaning towards appointing Bernard Cazeneuve, a former leading Socialist who headed the government in the final months of Mr Hollande’s 2012-17 presidential term.

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