10/06/2025

French Prime Minister Resigns Hours after Naming Government

This further plunges France further into political chaos

France's new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis and leaving French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.

The French presidency said in a statement Monday that Macron, who has been hitting record lows in opinion polls, has accepted his resignation.

Lecornu had replaced his predecessor, François Bayrou, in September to become France's fourth prime minister in barely a year during a prolonged period of political instability.

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