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French president to appoint new PM in coming days

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KABUL (Pajhwok): French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days after the government was toppled by lawmakers.

Michel Barnier, a veteran conservative, became the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history when he resigned on Thursday after parliament voted him out over his fiscal plans, barely three months after he was appointed.

In a televised address to the nation, Macron said he would name a successor to Barnier "in the coming days."

"The priority will be the budget," Macron said.

A special law to roll over the 2024 budget and . . .

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