US EditionFrench PM Lecornu races against the clock to form government
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu unveiled France's new cabinet after marathon talks following his Friday reappointment, replacing a first lineup that resigned a day after presentation.
- Facing pressure over pensions, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu confronts leftist Socialists who threatened to topple his government over the 2023 pension reform raising retirement age from 62 to 64.
- Several senior portfolios were retained or reassigned, including Roland Lescure as Economy Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot remaining Foreign Minister, Laurent Nunez taking Interior Minister, and Gerald Darmanin staying as Justice Minister.
- On Monday, President Emmanuel Macron is to travel to Egypt, a trip that could delay the draft budget, while Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu wrote, `A mission-driven government has been appointed to provide France with a budget before the end of the year.`
- The development comes amid EU pressure to rein in deficit and debt and the fight over cost-cutting measures that toppled Lecornu's two predecessors, while President Emmanuel Macron faces his worst domestic crisis since 2017.
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Newly reappointed French PM Lecornu names cabinet
Sébastien Lecornu, who resigned as French prime minister last Monday before being reappointed on Friday, named the first cabinet of his new tenure. His previous attempt to appoint ministers prompted a broad parliamentary revolt and thus his resignation, making him the shortest-serving premier in France’s modern history. Four days later, President Emmanuel Macron reappointed him. Macron has now had either seven or eight prime ministers in his pre…
Reinstated French PM Sebastien Lecornu racing to form new government
French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu faces a race against time to form a government by today’s budget deadline, as divisions emerged within the conservative The Republicans (LR) party over whether to accept ministerial posts in his cabinet.
France's re-appointed PM Sebastien Lecornu names new cabinet after marathon talks with Macron
France's President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new government on Sunday, after marathon talks to cobble together a cabinet and prevent the country from slipping deeper into a political crisis
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