Macron blocks interior minister resignation bid 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseFrench President Emmanuel Macron refused to accept the resignation of his interior minister Monday, in the latest sign of uncertainty at the heart of the government after two high profile cabinet ministers stepped down. Collomb, 71, previously served as Lyon mayor for 16 years until Macron poached him for the interior ministry, and it has long been rumoured that he was eyeing a fourth term running the city. The upset comes just weeks after Macron’s popular environment minister Nicolas Hulot quit, followed by a second popular member of the cabinet, former Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel, who resigned as sports minister. Macron, 40, came to power promising to clean up politics and revive France’s sputtering economy.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 01, 2018 22:18 UTC