What next for France as PM resigns after less than a month in the job?

"Calm and stable it isn't. France has now lost its fifth government in two years after Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in the job. So what happens next? For people who are, understandably, lost - here's how the past four weeks in France have gone. On September 8th, the then Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a confidence vote that he himself had called, and was therefore obliged to resign."

"On September 9th, president Emmanuel Macron appointed his close political ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister. On the evening of Sunday, October 5th, after four weeks of tense negotiations, Lecornu finally announced his new government, which turned out to be virtually identical to the old one. But then just over 12 hours later, at 9.50am on Monday, October 6th, the president's Elysee Palace announced that Lecornu had resigned."

"In the immediate term, Lecornu will remain in post as a caretaker prime minister, while his ministers will remain in the role of 'ministre demissionaire' (resigned minister), a title which gives them limited powers to deal with urgent or time-sensitive things within their portfolio. The spotlight then falls back on Macron, as the French constitution stipulates that what happens next falls to the president's choice;"

France has lost its fifth government in two years with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigning after less than a month. Francois Bayrou lost a self-called confidence vote on September 8 and resigned, and Emmanuel Macron appointed Lecornu on September 9. Lecornu announced a new government on October 5 after four weeks of negotiations, but resigned on October 6. Lecornu will stay as caretaker prime minister while ministers continue as 'ministre demissionaire' with limited powers. The constitution gives the president the choice to name a new prime minister or call fresh parliamentary elections. Polling suggests new elections may not resolve the deadlock, and Macron may struggle to find candidates.

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