President Emmanuel Macron remained undecided on Wednesday on the choice of his new prime minister, with Conservative Xavier Bertrand and the former Socialist prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve both

Emmanuel Macron will meet his predecessors and two senior politicians tipped as candidates to become the next prime minister on Monday as the French president is close to announcing a new government leader,

French President Emmanuel Macron has intensified his search for a new prime minister, following nearly two months of political deadlock after inconclusive legislative elections. On Monday, he met with two former presidents and two potential candidates for the role.

How else to account for the most popular candidate for the post of prime minister being the one who just resigned from it. It might be his youthful looks and energy. Or the fact that he showed some spine by telling President Macron to take a hike.

Emmanuel Macron will meet Bernard Cazeneuve, a former member of the Socialist party and an experienced politician, on Monday, as the French president is close to announcing the new prime minister, two sources close to Macron said.

French President Emmanuel Macron was to host former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande Monday as he weighed options for prime minister after inconclusive parliamentary polls, with one centre-left figure the apparent front-runner.

Pressure increased on Monday on President Emmanuel Macron to nominate a prime minister, as schools re-opened after the summer holidays yet a caretaker government continued to administer the country's affairs due to political bickering.