Emmanuel Macron is said to be on the verge of naming a new prime minister almost two months after snap French parliamentary elections that sparked the longest political deadlock since the Second World War.

French President Emmanuel Macron has delayed the appointment of a new Prime Minister. Instead, he has decided to consider other candidates, according to Le Figaro journalist Louis Hausalter. Political journalist Hausalter stated that Macron is inclined to reject the candidacies of Bertrand and Cazeneuve and is looking for other options.

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,