France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, accepted the resignation of the prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, the presidency mentioned on Monday, plunging the nation additional into political impasse.
The largely unchanged cupboard lineup Macron introduced late on Sunday was met with fierce criticism throughout the political spectrum.
The brand new cupboard was unveiled almost a month after the appointment of Lecornu, who sought to acquire cross-party help in a deeply divided parliament.
Lecornu was Macron’s seventh prime minister. He was appointed on 9 September amid a political crisis when his predecessor, François Bayrou, was dramatically ousted over proposed finances cuts.
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