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President Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure to resign or hold a snap parliamentary election to end political chaos that has forced the resignation of five prime ministers in less than two years.
The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying crisis.
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined a chorus of condemnation of threats made against the judge who last week convicted and jailed former president Nicolas Sarkozy on conspiracy charges.