US EditionCan Macron’s Quiet Power Broker Sébastien Lecornu Navigate France’s Fractured Politics as PM?
The France Unbowed party opposes Lecornu's austerity policies and aims to challenge his government with a motion of censure amid widespread protests and police arrests.
- Sebastien Lecornu became France’s Prime Minister on September 10, 2025, amid nationwide protests opposing President Macron’s policies.
- Lecornu was appointed to succeed François Bayrou, who stepped down after his government was defeated in a parliamentary confidence vote over its austerity plans to curb France's debt.
- Lecornu vowed to make a significant departure from previous approaches and emphasized the need to engage opposition parties with greater innovation and seriousness amid a highly divided parliament.
- Widespread 'Block Everything' protests on Lecornu's first day involved clashes, large police deployments, dozens of arrests, and disruptions to transport and schools.
- Lecornu’s immediate challenge is to build consensus on the 2026 budget and stabilize political tensions amid ongoing opposition and a pending no-confidence motion.
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At the heart of the political game, the Socialist Party puts pressure on Sébastien Lecornu, close to Emmanuel Macron, and lays strict conditions for not censoring him, while France is already accusing him of playing the substitutes of macronya. ...
Can Macron’s quiet power broker Sébastien Lecornu navigate France’s fractured politics as PM?
Sébastien Lecornu became France’s new prime minister on Wednesday after François Bayrou’s fall in a confidence vote earlier this week. A loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron with a fast rise and mixed record, he must now steady a fractured parliament and face nationwide protests.
The French opposition not only seeks to censor Lecornu, but also reintroduces a motion of dismissal against President Emmanuel Macron.
At the transfer of power on Wednesday, September 10, the new Prime Minister promised to change "the way we work with our oppositions."
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New French PM vows 'profound break' with past to exit crisis
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised a "profound break" with the past on Wednesday as he faced the thorny task of trying to build a government with enough parliamentary support to avoid an early demise.
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