French President Emmanuel Macron has declined the resignation of the country's prime minister, asking him to remain temporarily as the head of the government.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue during a meeting with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
It was a day of big surprises in France, with the left surging unexpectedly, the far right falling far short of expectations and the question of who will be the next prime minister still unclear.
