France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support.
The move plunged the country into a deep political crisis and left French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.
UK newspaper The Times described French President Emmanuel Macron as a lame duck, unable to defend his policies in the country’s divided parliament.
The Times believes that Macron, whose presidential term expires in 2027, has three options: to appoint a new prime minister, to hold parliamentary elections, or to resign.
Earlier, Macron was spotted walking alone along an embankment in Paris a few hours after his recently appointed cabinet resigned. The footage was aired by BFMTV television.
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Sébastien Lecornu a présenté sa démission à Emmanuel Macron, faisant de lui le premier ministre le plus éphémère de la cinquième république française avec 27 jours en poste.
ReplyDeleteFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has submitted his resignation from the post of government head, the Elysee Palace said on Monday.
ReplyDelete"The prime minister handed over the government resignation to the president of the Republic [Emmanuel Macron] who accepted it," the statement read.
On Sunday, he revealed his nearly complete new cabinet, almost a month after his initial appointment in September. However, the new government faced criticism from major opposition parties.