French prime minister resigns, reshuffle expected

PARIS (AP) — The French presidency has announced that Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has resigned as a government reshuffle is expected in the coming days. The statement didn’t say whether whether Philippe will be replaced or will stay on as the head of a new government. President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to open a new chapter for the two remaining years of his term that will focus on efforts to relaunch the French economy deeply hit by the coronavirus crisis.The post French prime