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Sébastien Lecornu’s departure ratcheted up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to call snap parliamentary elections.
French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, the Elysee palace said in a statement on Wednesday. Macron thanked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu for his work over the past 48 hours and acknowledged his conclusions that a majority of lawmakers oppose dissolving parliament,
A little less than four weeks after being appointed as France's fifth prime minister in under two years, Sebastien Lecornu caved into opposition heat and quit.
Lecornu's abrupt resignation plunges France into a deeper political crisis and leaves French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.View on euronews
After accepting Lecornu’s resignation, President Emmanuel Macron gave him 48 hours to hold further talks with political parties, citing the need to preserve national stability.
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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu Resigns After Just 27 Days and Just 14 Hours After Naming Cabinet
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu abruptly resigned Monday just 14 hours after presenting his new cabinet. The post French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu Resigns After Just 27 Days and Just 14 Hours After Naming Cabinet first appeared on Mediaite.
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned, just hours after appointing his new cabinet.
Following his resignation on Monday, Lecornu became the shortest-serving prime minister of France since 1958.View on euronews
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned just weeks after his appointment, sparking fresh chaos. Markets reacted sharply to the political crisis.
France's caretaker prime minister on Wednesday said he saw a path to forming a new government but that the "final stretch" would be difficult, adding that it was possible France could have a new premier in the next 48 hours.