"Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of Europe news. France is likely to be the main focus as Sebastien Lecornu, the outgoing prime minister, is due to start a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabinet lineup to pull his country out of political deadlock. President Emmanuel Macron tasked Lecornu, 39, with forming a government in early September after parliament toppled his predecessor over an unpopular austerity budget."
"Lecornu unveiled a new cabinet on Sunday evening but it was condemned for containing many of the same faces from the previous government, and Lecornu resigned on Monday morning. But in a twist, Lecornu had by Monday evening accepted Macron's request that he spend two days trying to salvage his administration. Macron tasked Lecornu with conducting final negotiations by Wednesday evening to define a platform of action and stability for the country, a presidential official said, asking not to be named."
President Emmanuel Macron tasked Sebastien Lecornu, 39, with forming a government after parliament toppled the previous government over an unpopular austerity budget. Lecornu unveiled a new cabinet that was criticized for recycling many of the same faces and subsequently resigned. Macron asked Lecornu to spend two days attempting to salvage the administration and tasked him with final negotiations by Wednesday evening to define a platform of action and stability. The president stood ready to assume responsibilities if those efforts failed, implying the possibility of new elections. Lecornu scheduled meetings with party leaders at 09:00 (0700 GMT) to try to break the impasse.
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