French President, Emmanuel Macron has rejected calls to resign to break a political impasse in the country, saying such a scenario amounted to “political fiction”
“It doesn’t make sense… it’s frankly not up to scratch to say these things,” Macron, whose government faces a no confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday, told reporters on the sidelines of a visit to Saudi Arabia.
“It so happens that if I am before you, it is because I was elected twice by the French people. I am extremely proud of this and I will honour this trust with all the energy that is mine until the last second to be useful to the country,” added Macron, who is due to serve until 2027.
Several prominent opposition figures and even some voices closer to the presidential faction have suggested resignation could be Macron’s only viable option.
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