EDITORIAL. By invoking the word 'rupture' in his speech on Wednesday, September 10, the new prime minister opened up a slim possibility for reaching a budgetary compromise.

Sebastien Lecornu, 39, is facing an uphill battle over budget as protests loom in the coming days.

France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has been put in charge of a fragile minority government prone to challenges, demands and upheaval.