French PM Sebastien Lecornu resigns after just one month in office

The North News

New Delhi, October 6

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Monday resigned barely a month after taking office, marking the shortest tenure for a premier since the beginning of France’s Fifth Republic. Lecornu stepped down just hours after unveiling his new cabinet. In a post on social media platform X, he said his government reflected a “common foundation” of parliamentary support but acknowledged the challenges ahead in securing consensus.

“A government has just been appointed. It brings together and reflects the common foundation that supports us in Parliament. No surprises,” Lecornu wrote. “These ministers will have the difficult task of providing the country with a budget before December 31 and serving France. They have accepted this, knowing that they will need to find compromises with our oppositions. Without the 49.3, Parliament will have the final say: that is the true break.”