- France in Shock as PM Lecornu Quits After 27 Days in Office.
- Macron faces renewed opposition pressure and calls for early parliamentary elections.
- Paris stock market tumbles over 2% amid growing uncertainty and tension.
France was thrown into fresh political uncertainty on Monday following the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, just 27 days after assuming office, making him the shortest-serving prime minister in the country’s modern history.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to reports, Lecornu, a former Defence Minister, tendered his resignation early Monday morning, barely hours after unveiling his cabinet on Sunday evening. The Élysée Palace confirmed that President Emmanuel Macron had accepted the resignation, sparking a new wave of political tension in Paris.
Lecornu’s cabinet, unveiled less than 24 hours before his exit, was nearly identical to that of his predecessor, François Bayrou. The lack of significant changes reportedly angered coalition partners and opposition figures, who criticised the new government as uninspired and politically weak.
The 37-year-old was expected to face major challenges pushing through a strict austerity budget in a deeply divided parliament. He was scheduled to make a public statement at 10:45 a.m. (Paris time), but the resignation pre-empted any formal address.
Following the announcement, far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National called for immediate elections, claiming Macron’s administration had lost control. “Macronism is dead on its feet. Macron must now choose: dissolution or resignation — and quickly!” the party said on X (formerly Twitter).
On the left, Jean-Luc Mélenchon of La France Insoumise also demanded Macron’s removal from office. His colleague, Mathilde Panot, declared that “the countdown has begun Macron must go.”
The Paris stock exchange reacted swiftly to the crisis, dropping more than 2% by 10 a.m., less than an hour after the news broke, signalling market fears over deepening political instability.
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