France’s political merry-go-round is spinning faster than ever.
Sébastien Lecornu has resigned — just 26 days after becoming prime minister — plunging the country into yet another leadership crisis.
Lecornu, once seen as President Emmanuel Macron’s last loyal fallback, quit barely a day after unveiling his cabinet.
His lineup, almost identical to his predecessor François Bayrou’s, was swiftly condemned by MPs who threatened to vote it down.
“All parties behaved as if they had an absolute majority,” Lecornu said in a frustrated farewell outside the Hôtel de Matignon.
“I was ready for compromise — but egos got in the way.”
Macron Faces Political Turmoil
Since Macron’s gamble on snap elections last year backfired, France’s parliament has been a battlefield of factions too divided to govern together.
Five prime ministers in under two years — that’s the tally of Macron’s turbulent term.
And now? He faces three bad options: appoint another PM, dissolve parliament, or resign. The last is unlikely — but so is stability.
Hard-right leader Marine Le Pen wasted no time declaring, “The joke’s gone on long enough.”
Meanwhile, markets took her words to heart — Paris stocks tumbled after the news.
As one analyst quipped, “France doesn’t need a new prime minister. It needs a political exorcism.”
