France’s PM resigns after less than a month amid widespread criticism of new cabinet
Sébastien Lecornu quits, blaming political “egos”, after Emmanuel Macron unveiled largely unchanged cabinet lineup
France’s political crisis has deepened after the new prime minister dramatically resigned within hours of appointing a government.
Sébastien Lecornu was the third French prime minister in a year, as the country continued to lurch from one political crisis to another. He quit hours before his first cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. Macron accepted Lecornu’s resignation on Monday morning.
