Sébastien Lecornu agreed two days’ extension to his 27-day premiership in last-ditch effort to form government

Lecornu’s sudden resignation marks another major deepening of France’s political crisis.

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Lecornu's resignation, the Elysee Palace said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock.

Lecornu’s sudden departure worsens his country’s political deadlock and could lead to snap elections