France's President Emmanuel Macron in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. YOAN VALAT / AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, October 13, accused rival political forces of fuelling instability by undermining newly reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, whose government faces immediate threats of censure. "It is everyone's duty to work towards stability," Macron said, as Lecornu prepared to deliver a policy speech Tuesday afternoon in the lower house of parliament.
The radical-left La France Insoumise party and far-right Rassemblement National have threatened to topple the new cabinet, unveiled late Sunday after protracted political deadlock.
"Many of those who have fueled division and speculation have not risen to the moment," Macron said upon his arrival in Egypt, where he is attending the Gaza summit. "The political forces that have instigated the destabilization of Sébastien Lecornu are solely responsible for this chaos," he added.
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