🔗 Share this article

France's political crisis has intensified after the new prime minister suddenly stepped down within moments of forming a cabinet.

Quick Departure Amid Government Turmoil

The prime minister was the third French prime minister in a single year, as the country continued to lurch from one government turmoil to another. He resigned hours before his first cabinet meeting on the beginning of the workweek. France's leader received Lecornu's resignation on the beginning of Monday.

Furious Criticism Regarding New Cabinet

The prime minister had faced strong opposition from opposition politicians when he presented a new government that was mostly identical since last month's removal of his predecessor, his predecessor.

The announced cabinet was led by the president's political partners, leaving the administration almost unchanged.

Rival Reaction

Opposition parties said the prime minister had stepped back on the "profound break" with past politics that he had vowed when he came to power from the unfavored Bayrou, who was ousted on the ninth of September over a planned spending cuts.

Next Political Direction

The question now is whether the president will decide to end the current assembly and call another sudden poll.

The National Rally president, the president of the opposition figure's political movement, said: "It's impossible to have a reestablishment of order without a fresh vote and the parliament's termination."

He continued, "It was very clearly the president who chose this cabinet himself. He has understood nothing of the current circumstances we are in."

Election Calls

The opposition movement has advocated for another poll, believing they can boost their positions and role in parliament.

The nation has gone through a time of uncertainty and parliamentary deadlock since the national leader called an indecisive sudden poll last year. The parliament remains separated between the main groups: the progressive side, the nationalist group and the central bloc, with no definitive control.

Financial Pressure

A spending package for next year must be agreed within a short time, even though political parties are at odds and the prime minister's term ended in under four weeks.

No-Confidence Vote

Factions from the left to far right were to hold meetings on the start of the week to decide whether or not to support to remove France's leader in a opposition challenge, and it looked that the government would fall before it had even begun operating. France's leader seemingly decided to step down before he could be dismissed.

Ministerial Positions

The majority of the big government posts declared on Sunday night remained the same, including the justice minister as justice minister and Rachida Dati as arts department head.

The role of financial affairs leader, which is vital as a split assembly struggles to approve a budget, went to Roland Lescure, a Macron ally who had previously served as economic sector leader at the beginning of the president's latest mandate.

Unexpected Appointment

In a unexpected decision, a longtime Macron ally, a Macron ally who had served as economy minister for seven years of his presidency, came back to cabinet as national security leader. This enraged officials across the spectrum, who considered it a indication that there would be no questioning or change of the president's economic policies.