French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu Resigns After Just 27 Days and Just 14 Hours After Naming Cabinet

David Gilmour Oct 6th, 2025, 6:23 am

(Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File)

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu abruptly resigned on Monday, just 14 hours after presenting his new cabinet and just 27 days into his term, plunging the country’s government into crisis.

Lecornu, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron , had unveiled his team late Sunday following weeks of tense negotiations with rival parties. By Monday morning, however, amid fury from both left and right, he was gone.

The Élysée confirmed the resignation in a brief statement: “Mr. Sebastien Lecornu has submitted the resignation of his Government to the President of the Republic, who has accepted it.”

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