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PARIS, May 10 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday the government had tendered its resignation following France's presidential election and that he had asked it to handle day-to-day business until it is replaced.
The government's resignation is a traditional formality after the results from a presidential election are validated by the Constitutional Court.
In a letter to Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, Hollande wrote: "I would like you to handle current affairs until a new government is formed."
Centrist Emmanuel Macron, who won France's presidential election in a runoff vote on Sunday against far right candidate Marine Le Pen, is due to take office on Sunday. He has not yet set a date for the nomination of a new government. (Reporting by Leigh Thomas; Editing by Alison Williams)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/10/reut...nment-resigns-in-post-election-formality.html
The government's resignation is a traditional formality after the results from a presidential election are validated by the Constitutional Court.
In a letter to Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, Hollande wrote: "I would like you to handle current affairs until a new government is formed."
Centrist Emmanuel Macron, who won France's presidential election in a runoff vote on Sunday against far right candidate Marine Le Pen, is due to take office on Sunday. He has not yet set a date for the nomination of a new government. (Reporting by Leigh Thomas; Editing by Alison Williams)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/10/reut...nment-resigns-in-post-election-formality.html