Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation after lawmakers voted to oust the government this week.
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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister within days in a
00:06televised evening address.
00:09This followed a no-confidence vote that toppled Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Wednesday.
00:16During Macron's address, he accused the extremes of uniting in an anti-republican front.
00:21The political dispute stemmed from disagreements over the 2025 budget.
00:40While Macron thanked the former Prime Minister Barnier, he became the shortest-serving head
00:46of government under the Fifth Republic.
00:48Macron also took the occasion to remind the French that they had 30 months left under
00:53his mandate.
00:54With a deficit of 6.2% GDP, France already has the worst budget imbalance in the Eurozone.