Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France’s PM just days after he quit
The president’s move is a last-gasp attempt to stop the next government from collapsing and possibly triggering snap elections
President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu to be France’s prime minister on Friday, giving the centrist ally another shot at naming a new cabinet and getting a budget through a fractious parliament.
Lecornu must propose a 2026 budget on Monday to get the legislation adopted by the end of the year through the normal process. Otherwise, the National Assembly may need to pass an emergency bill to keep the government funded.
The reappointment is a last-gasp attempt to find political balance to prevent the next government from collapsing, which would be likely to make snap elections unavoidable and usher in a new period of political instability.
“We must put an end to this political crisis, which is exasperating the French people, and to this instability, which is detrimental to France’s image and its interests,” Lecornu said in a statement on social media late on Friday.