US EditionFrench PM Resigns After 26 Days, Shortest Tenure Ever
- 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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After the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who was finally sent by the Élysée to negotiate, Anna Pic, Member of Parliament for the English Channel, shares her analysis of the situation.
In the morning Prime Minister Lecornu had resigned. President Macron still continues to rely on him - for the time being. He is supposed to make a final attempt for talks with other parties. A certain personality could help him.
In a completely new way, the President of the Republic reminds the Prime Minister to the rescue of whom he accepted the resignation a few hours earlier.
The surprise resignation of Sébastien Lecornu is as distressing as it is demoralizing, at a time when the situation would require radical and rapid financial reforms.Deprived of government and budget, France is weakened Emmanuel Macron: the naked body After Michel Barnier, François Bayrou and the hasty resignation of the one whom he hoped to be his most secure shield, Sébastien Lecornu, Emmanuel Macron is now faced with his fundamental responsib…
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