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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Today the new government's team, in time to approve the budget by tomorrow. But the parties come out of direct support. The political godfather of the president, Attal: "So it gives the impression of wanting only power."An executive of all and nobody. Sébastien Lecornu, the first Prime Minister of the...
Strong tensions are emerging among the Republicans while Bruno Retailleau has rejected the idea of LR participation in the future government of Sébastien Lecornu. Some elected officials oppose this idea.
We're in La Plus Stupide Ligne de Temps - emptywheel
Every Manny for Himself (Apologies for the delay, Macron ran out my work day, went into my Saturday, but damn it, this is still France) After a mean girl spat, in which the leader of the ever-more-trending-hard-right Le Republicans, Retailleau, said he can’t be in a government with that bitch Bruno Le Maire, Lecornu gave up on proposing a budget at all. He went for a good four day sulk. By the end of the week, he was summoned to an audience wit…
Macron Reappoints PM as France Braces for Budget Showdown - American Faith
French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister just days after his resignation, as the government faces growing pressure to avoid collapse and pass a national budget. The political maneuvering follows a week of intense talks and backroom deals aimed at keeping control of the fractured National Assembly. Lecornu had declared his “mission was over” on Wednesday, but returned to lead what is now being called hi…
The new French Government will have to reflect the parliamentary reality but will not have to be a prisoner of party interests.
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