Macron accepts prime minister's resignation, but successor undecided

French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal following the ruling party's defeat in a lower house election. But Attal will stay on as the head of a caretaker government until his successor is decided.

Attal submitted his letter of resignation on July 8, the day after the runoff election for the French National Assembly. Attal appeared on local television on Tuesday. He said Macron had explained to him that it may take several weeks for a new prime minister to be appointed.