US EditionMacron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil
- On Monday, outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after unveiling a new cabinet, and French President Emmanuel Macron must name a successor by Friday evening.
- Last year's snap elections produced a hung parliament and France faces a near 114% debt-to-GDP ratio with a 5.4% budget deficit, deepening the crisis.
- Polymarket prediction market places Bernard Cazeneuve at 30% and Jean-Louis Borloo at 22.9%, with Borloo circulating as a potential candidate despite his denial.
- Markets reacted as Macron moved to pick a new premier, easing fears as the euro rose and bond yields fell, while Francois Villeroy de Galhau warned `National uncertainty is costing us at least 0.2 percentage points of growth`.
- In a surprise move, Sébastien Lecornu was reappointed prime minister on 10/10/2025 and tasked with forming a new cabinet to secure the budget and end the deadlock.
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Macron relies on Lecornu as Prime Minister. The opposition in France is already planning a vote of distrust. The political future is uncertain.
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France's re-appointed prime minister Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaos
France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu acknowledged that he might be able to stay in his job long given the country's deep political divides.
Macron Reappoints Same Prime Minister Days After Resignation
It will be 'part deux' for Sébastien Lecornu as President Emmanuel Macron reappointed him as prime minister on Friday evening just days after he sensationally resigned and declared that his mission was "over" after less than a month in office. The post Macron Reappoints Same Prime Minister Days After Resignation in Bid to Cling to Control appeared first on Breitbart.
BEST OF THE WEB: Clown world! Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's Prime Minister, 4 days after he quit
Sébastien Lecornu had resigned as prime minister hours after forming his cabinet. He then led talks during the week, saying he believed there was still a way forward for passing a budget without holding snap elections. French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday, October 10, the presidency said, four days after his resignation as the shortest-lived premier in modern French history. "The president of…
Paris. The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister of the country, four days after his resignation due to pressure from the opposition, which vetoed his budget proposal and the new composition of his government.
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