Already on Monday, Lecornu, after a meeting with his newly formed government, must present a budget for next year. If it fails, the already indebted and politically paralyzed France risks not being able to finalize the budget on time, writes the news agency Keystone SDA.
In addition, Lecornu is threatened with a vote of no confidence next week. The left-wing party Unsubdued France and the far-right party National Gathering have both announced that they will vote against the reappointed prime minister. It is uncertain whether he will manage to survive.
Lecornu was given the task, after he resigned, by President Emmanuel Macron to try to find a way out of the political crisis together with the parties. After the talks, he was optimistic, but when the president had discussions with the party leaders on Friday, it seemed uncertain whether the prime minister would receive sufficient support to guarantee stability in the country and get the important budget through.
Should Lecornu succeed in getting the budget through, the government will face another difficult issue - namely the controversial pension reform, which has been one of President Macron's most important issues.
