PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end the country’s political deadlock.

Political Gridlock in France

France’s prime minister resigns with his government having been in power for only 18 hours. The country has had five prime ministers in two years, and the political crisis facing President Emmanuel Macron and a divided parliament is deepening. This uncertainty is having an effect on the European Union’s second-largest economy. Our correspondent in Paris explains the situation.

Lecornu’s re-appointment followed days of intense negotiations and came less than a week after he resigned amid infighting in his freshly

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