French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned less than a month after his appointment, deepening France’s ongoing political turmoil and leaving President Emmanuel Macron facing the prospect of appointing his third prime minister within a year. The resignation came after Lecornu unveiled his government’s ministerial allocations, which triggered immediate backlash from coalition partners. Bruno Retailleau, leader of the conservative Republicans party, expressed strong dissatisfaction with his party’s limited representation in the new Cabinet and called a crisis meeting, fueling speculation about the conservatives potentially withdrawing from Macron’s fragile centrist coalition. The situation was further complicated by the controversial appointment of former economy minister Bruno Le Maire to the defense portfolio, which reportedly outraged conservative allies who had demanded a third of ministerial positions.
Following his resignation, Lecornu delivered a scathing critique of France’s political landscape, accusing parliamentary parties of blocking governance through their refusal to compromise. He lamented that despite his willingness to negotiate, each political faction behaved as if it held an absolute majority in the National Assembly, demanding complete adoption of their respective programs while engaging in petty struggles over ministerial posts. The resignation occurred just before Lecornu was scheduled to present his government’s program and remaining Cabinet positions to parliament, effectively collapsing Macron’s latest attempt to form a stable governing coalition and exacerbating France’s prolonged political crisis.
The political implosion has intensified calls for fundamental changes to France’s governance structure. Opposition leaders from both right and left have united in demanding new elections, with Marine Le Pen declaring „the French are fed up with this situation” and Jean-Luc Mélenchon warning that the impasse would only worsen without addressing core problems. The crisis unfolds against the backdrop of serious budgetary challenges, coming just weeks after former Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote over austerity measures. With France holding the EU’s highest national debt at approximately €3.3 trillion, the continuing political instability threatens to undermine the country’s ability to address its pressing economic challenges while President Macron remains adamant about serving until his term ends in 2027.
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