Viewing this content may result in the use of cookies by the third-party operator hosting it. Because of the choices you have made regarding the use of cookies, we have blocked the display of this content. If you wish to access it, you must accept the "Third-party content" category of cookies by clicking on the button below.
Accept to view content
Sébastien Lecornu spoke in the courtyard of the French prime minister's residence on Monday, October 6, after submitting his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, who accepted it. Below is the full transcript of his address:
Sébastien Lecornu: Good morning, everyone,
I am pleased to once again address, via the press, the French, with a few spontaneous words, having submitted the government's resignation. Being prime minister is a difficult task, undoubtedly even more so at this moment. But one cannot serve as prime minister when the necessary conditions are not met. For the past three weeks, however, I have built, or tried to build, the conditions needed to pass a budget for France, for the state, as well as for Social Security, while addressing some urgent matters that cannot wait until the 2027 presidential election.
