French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned less than a month after his appointment, risking further fracturing within an already divided government. Lecornu announced he was stepping down on Monday morning, and the move was swiftly accepted by President Emmanuel Macron .

The shock decision comes less than 24 hours after Lecornu's new cabinet was unveiled and received criticism across the political spectrum. The first cabinet meeting was scheduled for 4 p.m., local time, on Monday.

In a national address , Lecornu, the seventh Prime Minister to serve under the eight-year presidency of Macron, outlined the difficulties he has faced in bringing the French government together in agreement on a national budget.

“There is always the feeling that the line is moving back each ti

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