Paris: France faces a mounting political crisis after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just hours after unveiling his new cabinet, marking the shortest-lived administration in modern French history. President Emmanuel Macron has tasked Lecornu with urgent negotiations over the next 48 hours to seek parliamentary support for a new governing platform amid widespread political fragmentation.

The resignation comes after criticism from both ruling alliance members and opposition parties, casting doubt on the government’s ability to pass the 2026 budget. Far-right leaders, including Marine Le Pen and National Rally President Jordan Bardella, have called for dissolving the National Assembly, while Republican David Lisnard urged President Macron to step down. Socialist lawmaker Arthur

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