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France's Macron will appoint new prime minister in next 48 hours
President Macron aims to avoid snap elections by appointing a new prime minister amid ongoing deadlock over France’s 2026 budget and austerity reforms, with a majority opposing dissolution.
- French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who served for only one day, marking the shortest administration in modern France.
- The political crisis in France, described as the worst in decades, complicates efforts to pass a budget and address pension reforms that raise the retirement age.
- Various political factions, including Socialists and far-right lines, have expressed demands for a new government, with some calling for Macron's resignation.
- Lecornu stated that while challenges remain, there is potential for a compromise in parliament to avoid a snap election and work towards a budget deal by year-end.
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Macron Races to End France’s Political Deadlock as Deadline Looms for New Prime Minister
France is once again at a political crossroads. President Emmanuel Macron, under mounting pressure to stabilize his government, has called an emergency meeting with leaders of France’s mainstream parties ahead of a self-imposed 48-hour deadline to appoint a new prime minister. The move comes amid the country’s worst political crisis in decades, following the resignation […] The post Macron Races to End France’s Political Deadlock as Deadline Loo…
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Another Season, Another French Prime Minister Blowing in the Wind. Back when we last visited the Dysfunctional 5th Republic of France, The young and fairly talented Gabriel Attel was the Prime Minister of the country as it went into Macron’s disastrous parliamentary elections. The elections went, well… disastrously. The final result yielded a parliament incapable of forming a durable French government. Everything a government does, passing laws,…
Will he bring the left to Matignon, remind an old consensus glory or re-lead Sébastien Lecornu? The blur still dominates while the President has to act on his choice by Friday night.
While the appointment of a head of government is expected this Friday, the socialists see the prospect that it will be one of their own. They hope that the future budget leans sufficiently to the left to claim future victories.
The signs are increasing that the French President wants to avoid new elections. Swurstling is also the preferred strategy of many parliamentarians.
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