"Lecornu, who was appointed 27 days ago, tendered his resignation and that of his government on Monday, barely 12 hours after the key members of his cabinet had been announced. He became the shortest-lived prime minister in modern French history. The 39-year-old former defence minister, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, was France's fifth prime minister since the president's re-election in 2022 and the third since Macron dissolved parliament and called early legislative elections that were held last summer."
"Lecornu blamed party-political intransigence, saying he had been ready to compromise, but every party wanted every other party to adopt its full programme. It would not take much for it to work, but partisan attitudes and certain egos stood in the way, he said. His departure alarmed markets, with the CAC 40 stock index dropping 2% and the euro, 0.7%."
Sebastien Lecornu resigned with his government 27 days after appointment, stepping down barely 12 hours after his cabinet was announced. He became the shortest-lived prime minister in modern French history and was the fifth since the president's 2022 re-election. Lecornu blamed party-political intransigence and an unwillingness by parties to adopt others' programmes for the collapse. The 2024 snap election produced a hung parliament divided among the left, the far right and Macron's centre-right, leaving no clear majority. Markets fell and France's high debt-to-GDP ratio and a near-6% projected deficit deepen the political and financial instability ahead of 2027.
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