French president says opposition has not ‘risen to the moment’ after reappointment of Sébastien Lecornu as PM

Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over".

The reappointment of Sébastien Lecornu to form a 'government of mission' that would be 'disconnected from presidential ambitions' has reignited criticism of the president, who has…

The resignation of prime minister Sebastien Lecornu , and his subsequent reappointment, is the latest chapter in France’s ongoing political turmoil. Analysts tell James C Reynolds…

L’HAY-LES-ROSES, France: France’s newly re-appointed prime minister acknowledged Saturday that there weren’t "a lot of candidates" for his job — and that he might not last long in…

Marine Le Pen says she will seek to call a no-confidence motion as she urges Macron to dissolve the National Assembly

'Many of those who have fueled division and speculation have not risen to the moment,' the French president said upon his arrival in Egypt on Monday, where he is attending the…

EDITORIAL. After the president refused to acknowledge the results of the 2024 legislative elections that his camp lost, his insistence on retaining control has already led two…

French president says opposition has not ‘risen to the moment’ after reappointment of Sébastien Lecornu as PM

The old prime minister is back with a new team, but it can’t last: a democracy can’t have a president with the powers of a king, says French historian Pierre Purseigle