French government resigns in post-election formality
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Hollande (left) and Macron at a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the abolition of slavery, May 10, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP
PARIS (REUTERS) - French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday (May 10) 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.
