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Macron re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister Friday, just days after his resignation, in a bid to end France’s political crisis.

France faces mounting economic challenges with debt at 114% of GDP and poverty at its highest level since records began.

Lecornu must form a government without parliamentary majority and pass a budget, potentially abandoning Macron’s controversial pension reform.

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.

Lecornu’s re-appointment followe

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