French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe resigned this Friday, automatically triggering the resignation of the entire cabinet. Philippe will now preside over affairs of state until a new government is nominated. Rumours of his departure had been circulating for weeks and have grown stronger after the presidential party suffered a hard defeat on the last local elections, and as Philippe won once again a seat as mayor of Le Havre.
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