US EditionMacron appoints Defense Minister Lecornu as France's latest prime minister
Sebastien Lecornu, Macron's fourth prime minister in under a year, faces the challenge of securing budget approval amid ongoing political instability and mass protests.
- French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as the new prime minister on September 9, 2025, amidst ongoing political turmoil.
- Lecornu now faces the task of brokering a budget agreement among fractious political parties.
- The political instability follows the ousting of François Bayrou's government, adding uncertainty to France's economic landscape.
- Macron's choice of Lecornu aims to maintain his pro-business agenda while navigating significant public discontent and upcoming protests.
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The new Prime Minister was able to win military esteem, put the defence industry in battle order and shield its budgets.
He was appointed by Emmanuel Macron to be his Prime Minister. He is a man of trust for him; he has been with him since 2017. Alba Ventura explains why the President made this choice. (Politics).
Macron Appoints Defense Minister Lecornu as France’s Latest Prime Minister
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as new prime minister and tasked him with immediately trying to get the country's fractious political parties to agree on a budget for one of the world's biggest economies.
Sébastien Lecornu Appointed as New French Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu as the new prime minister, following the resignation of François Bayrou. The decision comes just one day after Bayrou’s government lost a key confidence vote in parliament, sparked by fierce opposition to Bayrou’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Lecornu, 39, a close ally of Macron, becomes the seventh prime minister of the president’s mandate. Th…
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Business - France's new PM tasked with forging consensus on a 2026 budget
French President Emmanuel Macron has picked defence chief Sébastien Lecornu as his new Prime Minsiter a day after François Bayrou was voted out in parliament. The 39-year-old's immediate priority will be to try and forge consensus on a new budget, before forming a government. If this year's budget were to be carried over into next year, France's fiscal deficit, already the highest in the EU, is predicted to widen further.
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