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Macron is facing further pressure
Western Daily Press
|October 08, 2025
FRANCE’S embattled President Emmanuel Macron has suffered a fresh blow, with two of his former prime ministers sharply distancing themselves from him, as he faced growing pressure to resign after the collapse of his latest government.
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Edouard Philippe was Mr Macron’s first prime minister after he swept to power in 2017, and Gabriel Attal had previously been one of the French president’s most loyal lieutenants, appointed prime minister in January 2024, during Mr Macron’s second term.
Mr Attal then made his displeasure known with Mr Macron’s stunning decision in June 2024 to dissolve parliament’s powerful lower house - the root of the current crisis.
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of Western Daily Press.
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