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.

Concreto, molto discreto, abile a mantenere i rapporti con tutti i partiti: ma anche molto vicino a Macron, oggi assai impopolare

Sebastien Lecornu, France’s fifth prime minister in two years, took office amid protests against politicians and proposed budget cuts.

Lecornu, 39, faces difficult task of gaining enough support from divided parliament to pass a budget

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.

Le premier ministre s’est lancé, à la demande d’Emmanuel Macron, dans une vaste consultation des partis politiques et des organisations syndicales. Mais si un accord entre le bloc…

The prime minister has started consultations with political parties and labor unions. While an agreement between the centrist bloc and the right is possible, the Socialists are…

The Hindu’s profile on Sébastien Lecornu

French President Emmanuel Macron tasked Sébastien Lecornu, one of his longtime loyalists, with holding preliminary talks with political parties before forming his new government.