France’s president is under increasing pressure after the shock resignation of Sebastien Lecornu this week, as former allies turn against him.

Rivals say president’s latest cabinet represents unwelcome continuity and hard-left party vows to file no-confidence motion amid fraught budget talks

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.

The president's office announced that Sébastien Lecornu had tendered his resignation on Monday morning, hours after his new government had been announced.

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned just weeks after his appointment to the role, plunging the country into a fresh political crisis.

Sébastien Lecornu quits after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup

Lecornu was asked by President Macron to stay on until Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to achieve "stability" for the country.

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

France's new Prime Minister resigns after less than a month in office, facing criticism over ministerial choices and seeking consensus.

Sebastien Lecornu's resignation after less than a month in office was unexpected and marked another major deepening of France's political crisis.

President Emmanuel Macron accepts resignation of newly appointed prime minister after criticism over cabinet lineup.

Weakened from within, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, just hours after forming his government.

A little less than four weeks after being appointed as France's fifth prime minister in under two years, Sebastien Lecornu caved into opposition heat and quit.

According to the report, Emmanuel Macron accepted his resignation

The swift and unexpected departure of Sebastien Lecornu comes amid a deepening political crisis in France

Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation could put the French president out of his political misery for good

France needs a fresh start. Sébastien Lecornu’s sudden departure underlines the chaos engulfing the nation

The president's unpopularity means those who associate themselves with him risk a beating at France's 2027 election, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield.

Sébastien Lecornu told to conduct ‘final negotiations’ in push for stability amid French political crisis

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