President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to name a new prime minister almost two months after legislative elections left France in political deadlock, with an announcement possible as soon as Wednesday evening,

France was still waiting Wednesday to learn the identity of its new prime minister almost two months after legislative elections left the country in political deadlock, with President Emmanuel Macron battling to find a name that would be acceptable to parliament.

Potential runners include a moderate Right-wing minister in Sarkozy’s administration, a former Socialist prime minister and mayor of Cannes

Senator Laure Darcos, a Bertrand ally, told Reuters he would not try to dismantle Macron's 2023 retirement reform, which led to weeks of street protests and was only passed by bypassing parliament. While the left and far right are dead set on rolling it back,

France's President Emmanuel Macron was Tuesday considering a former right-wing minister to lead a new government after almost two months of deadlock, sources with knowledge of the discussions said. He was still "testing both hypotheses" on Tuesday,