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Macron aims to end political deadlock with a new prime minister amid fractured parliament and economic challenges, as public debt hits 114% of GDP, officials said.
- On Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister within 48 hours, the presidency said after Sebastien Lecornu’s resignation.
- After last year's snap election, the hung parliament and government collapses have cost Macron three prime ministers in less than 12 months, as Moscovici said, 'Being prime minister is not a question of desire. It's a job that is very difficult today.'
- At the end of the first quarter of 2025, France's public debt stood at 3.346 trillion euros , while the CAC 40 initially fell 2% and the yield spread narrowed below 82 basis points.
- Macron will convene mainstream party leaders on Friday to seek a compromise, but failure to form a cabinet could force snap elections or his resignation and the far-right has said it will oppose any new government.
- The appointment is widely seen as Macron's last chance to revive his second term through 2027, as parliament splits into three antagonistic blocs and France's central bank chief warns political uncertainty curbs growth.
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The French PM has declined without having been able to form a Government and Macron, under pressure, will soon point up a new one. It will be the sixth in two years.
An avalanche of compromises to avoid the dissolution of the National Assembly and, therefore, the elections. The Eliseo flees from the ballot box, ignores Rn and La France Insoumise and sends a new prime minister to the oblivion.The name of the new French premier, while we went to press, still is not there. But Emmanu...
Public opinion, small and medium-sized enterprises agree in estimating that Emmanuel Macron is heading for political 'guillotine'. Sébastien Lecornu’s reelection as prime minister , resigned «irrevocably» two days earlier, awaiting the formation of a new government condemned to censorship, is perceived as a «aggravation of chaos». My baker, Madame Bernard , sums up the evolution of the French crisis in this way: «Among my clients there is not on…
The dissolution of Parliament and the proclamation of new elections were probably off the table for the time being.
Sébastien Lecornu delivered his conclusions on Wednesday night to Emmanuel Macron, who is expected to appoint a Prime Minister this Friday. Follow the political news live.
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