French PM Elisabeth Borne resigns - Macron's office

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has resigned, the French presidency said on Monday, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to give a new impetus to his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections and the Paris Olympics this summer.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne

Macron fuelled speculation of a government reshuffle in December by promising a new political initiative, after 2023 was bookended by political crises prompted by highly contested reforms of the pension system and immigration laws.

Macron's office did not name her successor. Borne, appointed in May 2022, was only the second female prime minister in French history. She will act as caretaker until a new government is named.

Reuters