Lecornu, Bayrou, Barnier: how the resignation of three French prime ministers signals a profound crisis in democracy

France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June ...

France's Macron pressed to end political 'mess'

France's President Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure to resign or hold a snap parliamentary election to end political ...

Lecornu becomes fourth French PM to resign in a year, offers three reasons job is currently impossible

Lecornu was Macron’s fifth prime minister in his second term, which began in 2022, and the fourth in the last year. Lecornu had the shortest tenure of a prime minister in the history of France’s Fifth ...

France's prime minister resigns after less than a month in office

Facing criticism from all sides, France's new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his ...

What comes next for France after PM Sébastien Lecornu's shock resignation?

Lecornu's abrupt resignation plunges France into a deeper political crisis and leaves French President Emmanuel Macron with ...