US EditionFrench PM Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month in role
- French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned on October 6, 2025, in Paris, hours after unveiling his new cabinet.
- Lecornu's resignation followed weeks of consultations across political parties and criticism over his largely unchanged cabinet lineup.
- The political crisis deepened due to a fragmented parliament and no party holding a majority since President Macron's 2022 reelection.
- Critics, including Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, called the cabinet 'all about continuity' and 'pathetic,' while Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said it lacks promised change.
- Lecornu's resignation escalates France's political deadlock, prompting calls for a parliamentary dissolution and contributing to a 1.7% drop in the Paris stock exchange.
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Why Sebastien Lecornu resigned less than a month after becoming French PM
Macron government crisis, Sebastien Lecornu resignation: Lecornu, who was sworn in on September 9, is now the shortest-serving Prime Minister since 1958. He was also the fifth Prime Minister in two years under Macron, whose second term in office has been marred by political instability
A record since 1958: 14 hours after the announcement of the composition of his government, immediately criticized and threatened with implosion, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu presented Monday morning his resignation to Emmanuel Macron, less than a month after he took office.
In France, people are looking forward to the president after Prime Minister Lecornu's resignation. What does Macron do? ARD correspondent Michael Strempel reports on resignation demands and an imminent state crisis.[more]]>
It's only a few hours since Sébastien Lecornu's new government was announced... but the Prime Minister has just presented his resignation to the President of the Republic.
The Prime Minister presented his resignation on Monday to Emmanuel Macron, who accepted it, a few hours after the presentation of his government, already threatened by censorship.
French Prime Minister Resigns, Hours After Naming New Government
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after less than a month in office, the French presidency said on Oct. 6. The announcement came a day after Lecornu, a former defense minister, put together a new government and named Roland Lescure as finance minister. Lecornu, 39, was France’s fourth prime minister in barely a year and was appointed by Macron on Sept. 9. The Eurozone’s second-largest economy faces a political and economic imp…
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