French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Thursday evening that he will finish his five-year mandate which ends in 2027 despite pressure for him to resign amid the fall of the government.

Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped to appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, in a combative televised address that will do little to ease a deepening political crisis.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister "in the coming days", after Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday. He rejected calls to stand down in the wake of the government's collapse, saying he would see his five-year mandate through until it ends in 2027.