Macron urged to resign as French president | ABC NEWS
Former French prime minister Edouard Philippe is calling on the President, Emmanuel Macron to step down early.
The former Macron ally joined French politicians from all sides in compounding pressure on the president after his latest prime minister Sebastien Lecornu tendered his resignation after he failed to garner support for his short-lived government.
Mr Philippe is urging the French leader to step down and do the ‘honourable thing’ of calling an early presidential election.
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