A spokesperson for France's outgoing government says President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and “guarantee the stability of the country.

With the fall of the Barnier government, Emmanuel Macron gave a short televised address to the French public – accepting responsibility for calling a snap election

Over a week after the ouster of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, President Emmanuel Macron's self-imposed deadline for appointing a replacement is set to expire on Thursday evening.

After Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament, President Emmanuel Macron castigated his political opposition for “choosing disorder” and said he would not resign.

French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a fast turnaround after the fall of the government with the appointment of a new prime minister. "We can afford neither division nor stagnation," Macron said in an address to the nation on Thursday evening.

French President Emmanuel Macron came out fighting Thursday in his first comments following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a day after a historic no-confidence vote at the National Assembly left France without a functioning government.

Emmanuel Macron is looking for a new prime minister after MPs ousted Michel Barnier in a no confidence vote on Wednesday.

Macron's current alliance center-right alliance lacks the majority needed to pass legislation in the National Assembly.