The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying crisis.

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