PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron will convene a meeting of France’s mainstream political parties on Friday ahead of a self-imposed deadline to name a new prime minister, as the country’s central bank chief warned political turmoil was sapping economic growth. Macron, 47, is searching for his sixth prime minister in under two years and will need to find a figure whose appeal spans the center-right to center-left in order to steer the budget for 2026 through a fragmented and fractious parliament.

French president’s former allies join opponents in demanding he act to end a spiralling political crisis

After eight years in office, Emmanuel Macron's position as president is coming under increasing pressure as France's political crisis escalates.