"Lecornu, 39, is one of few politicians who have been with Macron without a break since the centrist rose to the presidency in 2017. Defence minister for over three years throughout almost all of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he extols values that have a military ring: loyalty, valour and duty. "I accept -- out of duty -- the mission entrusted to me by the president of the republic," he wrote on X on Friday, in typical style, after his reappointment."
"He took an almost impossible task from Macron when the president appointed him prime minister in September. Lecornu resigned less than a month later, saying the 'conditions were not fulfilled' to remain in the post. But Macron then gave him two days to thrash out a compromise, and on Wednesday evening the usually publicity-shy Lecornu appeared on French television's prime-time evening news to announce there would be no new elections for now and a new premier would be named."
Sebastien Lecornu, 39, was reappointed as French prime minister after resigning four days earlier. He has been a loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron since 2017. He served as defence minister for over three years during almost all of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and emphasized values with a military ring: loyalty, valour and duty. He wrote on X, 'I accept -- out of duty -- the mission entrusted to me by the president of the republic.' He resigned in September less than a month after his initial appointment, saying 'conditions were not fulfilled.' Macron later gave him two days to negotiate a compromise, and Lecornu announced on television that there would be no immediate new elections.
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