PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday (Oct 10) reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after Lecornu gave his resignation."Th

French President Emmanuel Macron has named Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, reappointing him after he quit the job earlier this week, hoping the loyalist can draw enough support from deeply divided parliament to pass a 2026 budget.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, reappointing him after he quit the job earlier this week, hoping the loyalist can draw enough support from deeply divided parliament to pass a 2026 budget. In naming Lecornu, Macron, 47, risks the wrath of his political rivals,…

Mr Lecornu’s most pressing task will be to deliver a budget to Parliament by the end of Oct 13. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Emmanuel Macron is trying to calm the political turmoil that has gripped the country and jeopardized the passage of a budget.

Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over".

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after Lecornu gave his resignation.

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday, just four days after he had resigned from the role, searching for a way out of France's worst political crisis in decades. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

French President Macron meets with political party leaders to select sixth Prime Minister in under two years.

France has been rocked by political crisis for over a year.