French PM Resigns After 26 Days, Shortest Tenure Ever
- French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned on October 6, 2025, in Paris, hours after unveiling his new cabinet.
- Lecornu's resignation followed weeks of consultations across political parties and criticism over his largely unchanged cabinet lineup.
- The political crisis deepened due to a fragmented parliament and no party holding a majority since President Macron's 2022 reelection.
- Critics, including Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, called the cabinet 'all about continuity' and 'pathetic,' while Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said it lacks promised change.
- Lecornu's resignation escalates France's political deadlock, prompting calls for a parliamentary dissolution and contributing to a 1.7% drop in the Paris stock exchange.
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French PM Resigns After Just 27 Days
by Niamh Harris, The Peoples Voice: Sebastien Lecornu has stepped down after only 27 days as Prime Minister, making his tenure the shortest in French history. Lecornu announced his resignation less than 12 hours after appointing a new cabinet. The latest move puts Macron’s failing government into chaos yet again with continued demands for hos […]
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Political crisis deepens in France
France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political crisis and piling pressure on President Emmanuel Macron to find a way out of the deadlock. Sebastien Lecornu stepped down just 14 hours after naming his government and had been due to hold his first cabinet meeting in the afternoon. But his new government raised hackles across the spectrum before ministers had even enter…
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