The Attal administration will now serve as a caretaker government until a new prime minister is appointed.

Governing France is about to get much harder for Emmanuel Macron.

The French president on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government, the Elysée said in a statement, officially starting a transition period during which the outgoing administration plays the role of caretaker government until a new executive is appointed.

The statement added that Macron urged “all Republican forces” to reach an agreement in order to end this transition period “as soon as possible.”

This transitory period has never lasted more than nine days — but these are unprecedented times in France.