French PM Barnier undergoes operation on cervical lesion

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during a censure motion debate filed by the alliance of left-wing parties the "Nouveau Front Populaire" (New Popular Front - NFP), after the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier underwent surgery on a cervical lesion over the weekend, his doctor said in a statement shared by Barnier's office on Monday.

The operation went well and Barnier, 73, resumed work on Monday, the statement said. Results from an analysis of the lesion will be known in several weeks.