PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (Sep 2) intensified efforts to find a new prime minister after almost two months of deadlock following inconclusive legislative elections, hosting two former presidents and two potential candidates.

Emmanuel Macron will meet his predecessors and two senior politicians tipped as candidates to become the next prime minister on Monday as the French president is close to announcing a new government leader,

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron intensified his efforts to find a new prime minister, nearly two months after inconclusive legislative elections left the country in deadlock. Macron hosted two former presidents and two potential candidates as part of his push to resolve the political impasse.

Emmanuel Macron will on Monday meet with Bernard Cazeneuve, a former senior official in the Socialist Party who previously served as premier, as the French president closes in on announcing who will be the next prime minister.

Emmanuel Macron will meet Bernard Cazeneuve, a former member of the Socialist party and an experienced politician, on Monday, as the French president is close to announcing the new prime minister, two sources close to Macron said.

French President Emmanuel Macron was to host former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande Monday as he weighed options for prime minister after inconclusive parliamentary polls, with one centre-left figure the apparent front-runner.