President Emmanuel Macron has surprisingly reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister, just four days after his resignation, following a week of political turmoil. Lecornu, who previously served for only 26 days, faces the challenge of forming a government and presenting next year’s budget by Monday, despite a National Assembly where Macron lacks a majority. The new prime minister will also need to address France’s significant public debt and budget deficit, which have contributed to the downfall of previous leaders. Political divisions within the conservative Republicans and lack of support from the left-wing parties further complicate Lecornu’s task.
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In a surprising turn of events, French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as Prime Minister after accepting his resignation just days prior, which followed the collapse of his initial government. Lecornu’s reappointment was met with harsh criticism from political opponents, who decried the decision as a democratic failure. Lecornu’s new government will need to navigate a divided political landscape, and as part of this, potential ministers have been asked to disengage from presidential ambitions for 2027 to foster stability. The selection process for the new cabinet will be closely watched, as the previous choices were heavily criticized, and the final consultations included Macron’s centrist bloc and traditional parties, excluding the far-left and far-right.
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Political instability has gripped France since the snap parliamentary elections in July 2024, resulting in a hung parliament and a series of prime ministers failing to secure support. Marine Le Pen has called for early elections. The current prime minister, Lecornu, also resigned after less than a month, further highlighting the deadlock caused by ideologically opposed factions refusing to compromise. The nation’s economic situation has deteriorated with the third-highest public debt in the eurozone, and financial markets responded negatively to Lecornu’s resignation.
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French PM Sebastien Lecornu has resigned. Let’s just get this straight: we’re talking about a Prime Minister whose tenure lasted a mere 17 hours. That’s right, a little over half a day. This isn’t just a short term; it’s practically a blink of an eye in political time, setting a new record – and not a particularly flattering one – for the shortest-lived government in French history. The previous record holder, from the Fourth Republic, managed to hang on for a whole three days. Lecornu barely made it through a single day before the whole thing imploded.
For some context, even Liz Truss, whose time as UK Prime Minister was widely ridiculed, enjoyed a significantly longer stint in office.… Continue reading
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