"Lecornu, 39, who said humility was the key approach, now faces the difficult task of gaining enough support from France's divided parliament to pass a budget if he is to avoid being swiftly ousted in the same way as Bayrou, and before him, the rightwing Michel Barnier, who only lasted three months. We will get there no path is impossible, Lecornu said."
"Lecornu is the third French prime minister in only one year as the country has gone through a period of instability and political crisis since the centrist president, Emmanuel Macron, called an inconclusive snap election last year. The parliament remains divided between the three blocs: the left, the far right and the centre, with no clear majority. A budget for next year must be agreed within the coming weeks, even though the political parties are at loggerheads."
"Lecornu, who as defence minister for the past three years was known for his work on increasing French military spending, said: We're going to have to change, be more creative and serious in our way of working with the opposition. He said there must be deep changes to working methods, but also to the substance of politics. Lecornu said he would address France in the coming days to explain his approach, which he promised would be different from the past."
Sebastien Lecornu, 39, became France's prime minister after Francois Bayrou was ousted over a proposed budget squeeze. Lecornu emphasizes humility and promises a profound break with past politics while facing the immediate task of gaining enough parliamentary support to pass next year’s budget. France’s parliament remains divided among the left, the far right and the centre, with no clear majority following an inconclusive snap election called by President Emmanuel Macron. Lecornu is expected to take weeks to form a new government and began meeting party leaders as tens of thousands protested nationwide. He signals changes to working methods and to the substance of politics.
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