PARIS – Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron suffered a fresh blow Tuesday with two of his former prime ministers sharply distancing themselves from him as he faced growing pressure to resign after the collapse of his latest government.

Édouard Philippe was Macron’s first prime minister after he swept to power in 2017, and Gabriel Attal had previously been one of the French president's most loyal lieutenants, appointed prime minister in January 2024, during Macron's second term. Attal then made his displeasure known with Macron's stunning decision in June 2024 to dissolve parliament’s powerful lower house — the root of the current crisis.

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