Why does France have a president and a prime minister? Latest PM resigns plunging the country into chaos - The latest Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu quit the government in a shock move on Monday, le

Lecornu was asked by President Macron to stay on until Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to achieve "stability" for the country.

France on Thursday awaited in suspense over who would be its next prime minister as a deadline ticked down for President Emmanuel Macron to name a new premier after Sebastien

Sébastien Lecornu resigned as French prime minister this week after less than a month in office, and less than a day after forming a cabinet. Now he’s back.

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing renewed turbulence as he searches for his sixth prime minister in less than two years

France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only institutional: it reveals a crisis of representative governance fuelled by mistrust, social fragmentation and the erosion of majority rule.

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to spend the next two days holding last-ditch crisis talks after he abruptly resigned his post after just 27 days.

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team of largely familiar faces under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu appointed Roland Lescure, a loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron, as Frances new finance minister on Sunday, sparking immediate backlash from opposition parties.