French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tendered the resignation of his government, less than a day after naming his cabinet, after his ministerial picks provoked consternation amongst ruling alliance allies and opponents whose support is needed to pass a budget for 2026.

MARINE LE PEN, LEADER OF THE FAR-RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY PARTY

"I call on the President of the Republic to dissolve the National Assembly (...) we are at the end of the joke, the farce has gone on long enough"," Le Pen told BFM TV.

FRANCOIS-XAVIER BELLAMY, EUROPEAN MP, MEMBER OF THE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS PARTY

"We have nothing to fear for ourselves from a dissolution of parliament."

DAVID LISNARD, MAYOR OF CANNES AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLICANS PARTY

"The interests of France require Emmanuel Macron to resign i

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