Marine Le Pen says she will seek to call a no-confidence motion as she urges Macron to dissolve the National Assembly
Speaking from Egypt, president Emmanuel Macron has accused opposition parties of deliberately destabilising prime minister Sébastien Lecornu, saying they are “solely responsible for the sense of disorder in France”.
France’s political crisis has entered a volatile new phase after prime minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled his new government on Sunday night – just two days after being reappointed.
The reshuffle, intended to steady the ship after last week’s chaotic collapse of his first cabinet, has instead reignited tensions across the political spectrum and left president Emmanuel Macron facing the gravest challenge of his second term.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen declared that her the National Rally party and its allies will move to bring down the government, announcing a motion of no confidence in parliament. She urged Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call new elections “to allow the French people to express themselves and choose a new majority for change.”
