The surprise resignation of Sébastien Lecornu after less than a month in office intensified concerns that France would be unable to tackle its enormous debt pile.
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The surprise resignation of Sébastien Lecornu after less than a month in office intensified concerns that France would be unable to tackle its enormous debt pile.
By Liz Alderman
Investors rattled by resignation of French PM but country is not alone in trying to grapple with political maths
Lecornu was asked by President Macron to stay on until Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to achieve "stability" for the country.
The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying…
Sebastien Lecornu's resignation after less than a month in office was unexpected and marked another major deepening of France's…
Lecornu’s sudden resignation marks another major deepening of France’s political crisis.
An embattled President Macron is facing increasing calls to announce snap elections or even to step down.
