French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday, just hours after unveiling his new cabinet, throwing President Emmanuel Macron’s government into deeper crisis.
Lecornu, who lasted less than a month in office, became France’s shortest-serving prime minister under the Fifth Republic.
His resignation highlights the political paralysis gripping France since the 2024 elections, which left no party with a majority.
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after less than a month https://t.co/zumUy2Q9fo
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 6, 2025
Macron now faces limited options — call snap parliamentary elections, appoint a new premier from the opposition, or risk further instability.
Lecornu’s cabinet faced immediate backlash from both left- and right-wing parties for lacking diversity and political inclusivity.
France’s Sebastien Lecornu resigned as prime minister after less than a month in office, underscoring Macron’s struggle to forge a stable government https://t.co/lR7wJWwSe5
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 6, 2025
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen called Macron’s administration “a joke,” while the Socialist Party said the episode proved “Macronism has plunged France into chaos.”
WATCH: Japan's Nikkei hit a record high on expectations that likely incoming PM Sanae Takaichi will ramp up public spending, while in France, government borrowing costs rose again following PM Sébastien Lecornu's resignation, @elenacmontanez reports https://t.co/Xg8VMdnv4t pic.twitter.com/uX9Pj0U1zm
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) October 6, 2025
The turmoil sent French markets tumbling, raising fresh doubts over the country’s pending national budget and Macron’s ability to govern effectively.
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