France, Macron and Lecornu
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The immediate reaction to Lecornu’s appointment from the far right and hard left was scathing, suggesting his second stint as prime minister will be no easier than his first.
PARIS (Reuters) -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.
French President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday and tasked him with forming a new cabinet, Macron's office said in a statement.