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France's Macron tasks his outgoing PM with holding last-ditch talks to end crisis
Outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has 48 hours to broker a deal amid France’s political crisis marked by a hung parliament and rising public debt at 115% of GDP.
- Sébastien Lecornu resigned as France's prime minister on Monday, only 27 days after taking office and just hours after unveiling a new Cabinet.
- His resignation came amid deepening political turmoil following last year’s snap elections, which left parliament split and successive prime ministers unable to form a stable majority.
- President Emmanuel Macron instructed Lecornu to lead discussions with political parties and report back with an agreed plan for government stability by Wednesday night.
- Lecornu’s Cabinet, criticized for maintaining continuity and reappointing 11 previous ministers, faced opposition threats of a no-confidence vote, while France’s debt reached €3.4 trillion, or 115% of GDP.
- Lecornu's resignation, the third such departure in under a year, highlights France's escalating political crisis and leaves Macron searching for options amid mounting calls for fresh elections.
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On France 2, Sébastien Lecornu defended on Wednesday night the idea of a "platform of stability" bringing together enough deputies to avoid censorship of the future government, and a new dissolution of the National Assembly.
“I am deeply convinced that the team that will have to assume the responsibilities, whatever the election of the President of the Republic, must be totally disconnected from the presidential ambitions by 2027,” said the outgoing Prime Minister, Sébastien LecornuThe French Socialists say they will not form government with the macronists after meeting Lecornu The French President, Emmanuel Macron, will appoint a new Prime Minister in the next 48 h…
France's political crisis: Caretaker Prime Minister Lecornu hopes to finalize a state budget on time despite the fall of the government. He may…
Until this evening, the resigned Prime Minister Lecornu has time to negotiate with the other parties. He was optimistic about resolving the government crisis in France - and preventing new elections.
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Macron to name new prime minister within 48 hours after deepening political crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to name a new prime minister within 48 hours. This decision Wednesday follows the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Monday.
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