Sébastien Lecornu | Macron’s Lieutenant
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Perceived as a true copy of the President of the Republic, the new Prime Minister must now convince that behind the words there is the real possibility of "doing something" and breaking with the mechanisms that block the country.
In a few days in Matignon, Sébastien Lecornu has already marked his difference: closeness displayed, constant dialogue, symbolic gestures and freedom given by Macron to stabilize the country. First test: a budget agreement that seems already more accessible than with François Bayrou.
If Emmanuel Macron had wanted to cut off the discontent of society, he would hardly have found a better way to do so. A few hours after the resignation of François Bayrou, who lost the motion of confidence in the National Assembly the day before, the President of the Republic appointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister. “He has instructed him to consult the political forces represented in Parliament” to “build” “undispensable” agreements, he s…
Gabriel Attal, Michel Barnier and François Bayrou did not last very long. In terms of longevity, the new Prime Minister has a good chance of doing better.
Sébastien Lecornu succeeded François Bayrou as Prime Minister. He has been Matignon's fifth tenant since the beginning of Emmanuel Macron's second presidential term in 2022. How long does he have in front of him? window.beOpAsyncInit = function() { BeOpSDK.init({ account: "5989901dc9e77c00012325ca" }); BeOpSDK.watch(); };
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