French Prime Minister to Resign after Left-Wing Coalition Takes Lead
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French Prime Minister to Resign after Left-Wing Coalition Takes Lead

French prime minister Gabriel Attal announced his intention to resign after the country’s legislative elections gave a first-place plurality to the left-wing New Popular Front coalition in the second round of voting on Sunday. “Faithful to the Republican tradition and in accordance with my principles, tomorrow morning I will submit my resignation to the president of the Republic,” said Attal, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron and a political centrist. While no party was able to...