After the fall of Lecornu, the French president will appoint a new prime minister in the next 48 hours
French President Emmanuel Macronwill name a prime minister in the next 48 hoursconfirmed his office after receiving the final report from the outgoing Sebastien Lecornu. The decision comes after Lecornu evaluated with the parties the options to guarantee stability and avoid legislative elections anticipated, in the middle of a year of political crisis and constant rotation of heads of government.
Macron thus faces the nomination of his eighth prime minister since he began his presidential run in 2017, and the sixth of his last termwhich began in 2022.
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The resignation of Sébastien Lecornu
The French Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornupresented this Monday the resignation of his Government to the president Emmanuel Macronjust hours after the announcement of his cabinet, in a new and unprecedented turn of the political crisis that the country is experiencing.
The resignation took place just 13 hours after Macron announced the composition of the cabinet where Lecornu had worked since his appointment on September 9, after the fall of his predecessor François Bayrou. The pressure from the Republicans, one of the key partners, was decisive.
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Your leader, Bruno Retailleauhad warned that his party would consider leaving the Executive, which would have made the continuity of the prime minister unfeasible without a parliamentary majority.
Possible scenarios and budget
Macron could re-elect Lecornuappoint a new prime minister, call early legislative elections or even resign. Lecornu informed the president that the possibilities of bringing forward elections had “regressed” and that the majority of the lower house was opposed to the dissolution.
Former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe had suggested that Macron should resign and call early electionsbut Lecornu insisted that “This is not the time to change president” and added: “Let’s not make the French believe that it is the president who votes on the budget.”
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Lecornu’s mission
Lecornu also emphasized that the new cabinet should be technocratic and without presidential ambitions: “The situation is difficult enough. We need a team who decides to get down to work and solve the country’s problems until the presidential elections.” Regarding the controversial reform of the retirement age, he warned that any suspension would cost at least 3.5 billion dollars in 2027.
The outgoing prime minister did not give any clues about his replacement and assured: “I have tried everything… Tonight my mission is over.”
Source: Ambito
