"The new cabinet was unveiled nearly a month after the appointment of prime minister Sebastien Lecornu, who sought to obtain cross-party support in a deeply divided parliament. Lecornu Macron's seventh prime minister named Roland Lescure, a close ally of the president, as finance minister. Lescure briefly spent time in the Socialist party early in his career."
"Fresh strikes held in France amid continuing political void His nomination on Sunday was widely seen as a nod to the left ahead of further delicate cross-party budget negotiations but leftwing lawmakers were unimpressed, with the hard-left France Unbowed party saying a no-confidence motion would be filed immediately. The first big test for 39-year-old Lecornu, Macron's fifth prime minister in two years, will be a speech on Tuesday outlining his policy programme. Budget talks have grown increasingly fraught, requiring delicate trade-offs between three ideologically opposed blocs Macron's ruling centrist minority, the far right and the left that can fell the minority government if they unite against it."
Emmanuel Macron named a new government amid a political crisis and ongoing strikes, unveiling the cabinet nearly a month after Sebastien Lecornu became prime minister. Lecornu appointed Roland Lescure, a close ally with brief early ties to the Socialist party, as finance minister. The nomination was seen as a nod to the left ahead of delicate cross-party budget negotiations, but hard-left lawmakers signalled immediate opposition and a planned no-confidence motion. Budget talks require trade-offs between Macron's centrist minority, the far right and the left, and prior attempts to rein in public spending toppled governments while investors watch France's large fiscal deficit.
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