France s Hollande accepts outgoing cabinet s resignation

Paris May 11 (IANS) Outgoing French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday said he accepted the resignation of the current government led by Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve according to a statement from the Elysee Palace.

I took note of your resignation and that of your government in accordance with the republic s tradition and after the Constitutional Council announced the presidential election s official results Xinhua quoted the presidency as saying.

Hollande called on the Socialist Government to remain committed to its current day-to-day duties until the new cabinet is established.

Cazeneuve s government resignation comes as the Constitutional Council confirmed the results of the second round of presidential elections held on May 7 making centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron France s youngest head of state in modern history.

In Sunday s runoff Macron obtained 66.1 per cent of the vote and beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

The independent former economy minister will swear in on May 14 as the new French president.

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