Macron to name new French PM in coming days

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister "in the coming days", after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in parliament.

In a 10-minute address to the nation on Thursday, he rejected opposition pressure to stand down, vowing to stay in his post "fully, until the end of the mandate" in 2027, reports BBC.

He thanked Barnier for his dedication during his brief term as prime minister, and accused the French far right and hard left of collaborating in an "anti-republican front" to bring down the government.

French MPs voted overwhelmingly to remove Barnier on Wednesday, just three months after he was appointed by Macron.

The vote was the first time a French government had been voted down by parliament in more than 60 years, a move Macron labelled "unprecedented".

In response, Marine Le Pen, leader of the far right National Rally (RN), posted to social media: "A little reminder to President Macron, who is supposed to be the guarantor of the Constitution: censure is not anti-republican, it is provided for in the Constitution of our Fifth Republic."