PARIS: France’s caretake prime minister on Wednesday said he saw a path to forming a new government but that the “final stretch” would be difficult, adding that it was possible France have a new premier in the next 48 hours. Sebastien Lecornu, France’s fifth prime minister in two years, tendered his and his government’s resignation on Monday, just hours after announcing the cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in modern France.

New French cabinet led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces challenge of passing 2026 budget in divided parliament.

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.

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.

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.

The former defense minister spent just one-third as long in office as Michel Barnier in 2024. The last government that lasted so little was in 1924, under the Third Republic.

Sebastien Lecornu’s term as prime minister, which lasted only 27 days, became the shortest in the history of the Fifth Republic

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.

President Emmanuel Macron gave Sébastien Lecornu 48 hours to resolve the crisis, saying he will 'take his responsibilities' if efforts fail. The move was a way of pushing the…

Sebastien Lecornu to hold two days of talks to try to shore up cross-party support for his collapsed government.

An embattled President Macron is facing increasing calls to announce snap elections or even to step down.

Opposition parties are calling on embattled President Macron to resign before his term ends in 2027.

Sébastien Lecornu speaks at the Matignon Palace and expresses optimism that parliament will not need to be dissolved

Sébastien Lecornu says majority of MPs willing to seek agreement on budget and avoid further instability

Il premier dimissionario francese annuncia l'arrivo di un nuovo primo ministro entro 48 ore mentre l'Assemblea rifiuta lo scioglimento

PARIS: France’s caretake prime minister on Wednesday said he saw a path to forming a new government but that the “final stretch” would be difficult, adding that it was possible…

Paris (dpa) - In Frankreich zeichnet sich ein Ausweg aus der politischen Krise ab. Noch vor dem Wochenende könnte Präsident Emmanuel Macron einen neuen Premierminister ernennen.…