US EditionMacron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil
- On Friday, President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister just four days after he quit, the Élysée Palace said after talks with main political groups.
- Last year, snap parliamentary elections produced a hung parliament split between three blocs, and Sébastien Lecornu announced a government on Sunday before resigning the next morning.
- Sébastien Lecornu wrote on X that he accepted the duty to deliver France's budget by Monday and address daily issues, aiming to end political instability.
- Opposition parties have already announced their intention to censure the government as Francois Villeroy de Galhau, central bank chief, forecast a 0.2 percentage points of GDP loss amid spiralling national deficit.
- Fraught budget negotiations this year and last have cost Macron three prime ministers in less than 12 months, with Sébastien Lecornu as the fifth prime minister in less than two years.
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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.
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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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