Sébastien Lecornu quits after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup
France’s political crisis has deepened after the new prime minister dramatically resigned within hours of appointing a government.
Sébastien Lecornu was the third French prime minister in a year, as the country continued to lurch from one political crisis to another. He quit hours before his first cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. Macron accepted Lecornu’s resignation on Monday morning.
Lecornu had faced furious criticism from opposition politicians when he announced a new government that was virtually unchanged since last month’s ousting of his predecessor, François Bayrou.
The proposed new government was dominated by President Emmanuel Macron’s allies, leaving the government almost unchanged.
