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France’s Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned just hours after presenting his new cabinet. The Elysée Palace confirmed the development on Monday following a one-hour meeting between Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron. Lecornu, who assumed office less than a month ago after the resignation of François Bayrou, faced mounting criticism over his cabinet choices. Opposition …

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister, a day after the National Assembly ousted François Bayrou’s government in a vote of confidence. Lecornu, 39, has been tasked with consulting political parties to secure agreement on the country’s next budget. A former conservative who joined Macron’s party in …

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