"Emmanuel Macron has summoned the leaders of several political parties to his office to demand they show collective responsibility as he attempts to appoint a new prime minister amid a deepening political crisis. All political parties except Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally, which is the biggest single opposition party, and Jean-Luc Melenchon's leftwing La France Insoumise were called to the meeting at the presidential palace before Macron's self-imposed deadline to name a new prime minister by Friday night."
"On Monday, the prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, a Macron ally, resigned only 14 hours after appointing a new government, amid fierce criticism from opposition parties that he was refusing to broaden the government to different political groups and viewpoints that reflected parliament. Lecornu quit before he had attended his first cabinet meeting or made his first policy speech to parliament. Weeks earlier, his predecessor Francois Bayrou was ousted over his proposed budget cuts."
Macron invited leaders of most political parties to the presidential palace to press for collective responsibility as he seeks to appoint a new prime minister by his self-imposed deadline. The National Rally and La France Insoumise were excluded from the meeting; Jordan Bardella said his party was honoured not to have been invited and that "Our party is not for sale." Jean-Luc Melenchon said only Macron's resignation and an early presidential election would bring stability. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned 14 hours after forming a government, marking the third prime minister in a year amid a fragmented parliament with no clear majority.
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