France's Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu is French President Emmanuel Macron's pick to replace outgoing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou amid the French government's budgetary and debt concerns. File Photo by How Hwee Young/EPA
Sept. 9 (UPI) -- French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu is French President Emmanuel Macron's pick to become the nation's next prime minister.
Lecornu, 39, would replace outgoing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who submitted his resignation on Monday after serving nine months, according to CNN.
Macron asked Lecornu to meet with representatives of political factions within the French Parliament "in view of adopting a budget for the nation and building the agreements essential for decisions in the coming months," Macron's office said in a prepared statement, as reported by The New York Times.
Following those meetings, Lecornu is tasked with proposing a new cabinet.
