France's new government had barely been formed before it cracked. After just half a day, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces that he is resigning. The country's budget crisis is now pressing President Emmanuel Macron increasingly harder.
World politicsFrance is again in acute political crisis since the parliament has dismissed Prime Minister François Bayrou and his government. President Emmanuel Macron promises to present a new name "within a few days".
World politicsFrance's President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new Prime Minister within the coming days, he says in a speech the day after the country's government was toppled by a united opposition. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned and the left-wing bloc insists on getting to choose a replacement.
World politicsFrance's parliament has voted to dismiss Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government in a vote of no confidence – after just three months in office. The vote is being described as historic and throws the country into further political chaos.
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