France’s Emmanuel Macron keeps prime minister in place for “stability of the country” after chaotic election [Video]

By Sylvie Corbet and Lori Hinnant The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo.

French voters split the legislature on the left, center and far right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government. The results from Sunday’s vote raised the risk of paralysis for the European Union’s second-largest economy.