France's Macron reappoints Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu

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France's Macron reappoints Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu days after he quit
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, to try again to form a government in a bid to end the country's political deadlock.

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Macron re-appoints Sebastien Lecornu as French prime minister just days after resigning
France’s re-appointed prime minister Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaos
French PM Lecornu, Macron's 'soldier monk', steels himself for budget battle
When Sebastien Lecornu gave his first prime-time TV interview hours after resigning as French prime minister on Wednesday, he cast himself as a "soldier monk" — a man of duty who would not shy away i...

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Macron ‘drunk on power’ after PM reappointment
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France’s Macron asks newly resigned Lecornu to try again to form a government
French PM urges end to 'ridiculous spectacle' as budget deadline looms
Macron's decision to reappoint Lecornu enraged some of his fiercest opponents who have argued the only way out of France's worst political crisis in decades is for the president to call fresh legisla...

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Reappointed French PM Lecornu says new cabinet 'must not be hostage to partisan interests'
Wave of Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’
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French PM Sebastien Lecornu races to form government before budget deadline

France has been mired in political deadlock ever since Macron gambled last year on snap polls that ended in a hung parliament and more seats for the far right.
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Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister

The reappointment is a last-gasp attempt to find political balance to prevent the next government from collapsing.

Macron drags Lecornu back into office with ‘carte blanche’ to pass a budget

Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as head of the French government less than a week after he announced his resignation.

Explainer-Why French PM Faces Immediate Budget Challenge

PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, freshly reappointed late on Friday days after resigning, faces an immediate test to deliver a 2026 budget bill by Monday to give it any chance of passing through a divided parliament by year-end.
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