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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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Macron gives outgoing French PM final chance to salvage government
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday gave Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu two days to salvage his administration, after the premier resigned following less than a month in office in a move that plunged the country further into a political crisis.
The new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu lasted only half a day, then surrendered.
After the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who was finally sent by the Élysée to negotiate, Anna Pic, Member of Parliament for the English Channel, shares her analysis of the situation.
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