Rabat – French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced his resignation on Monday, citing a political division and deadlock.
Lecornu’s resignation announcement comes weeks after his appointment. French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly accepted his resignation, hours after Lecornu unveiled the first names of the new government.
France appointed Lecornu on September 9 after a confidence vote removed his predecessor, Francois Bayrou.
Citing deadlock, Lecornu justified his decision to resign due to division among parties.
For him, political parties “continue to behave as if each one had an absolute majority.”
Lecornu explicitly criticized Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, who is also the president of Les Républicains.
“One must always put one’s country before one’s party. You have to listen to your activists, but always think of the French people,” he lamented, stating that each political party “wants the other party to adopt its entire program.”
Regretting the lack of cooperation among political parties, Lecornu emphasized that politicians care more about their own parties and future elections than about France.
France has been facing a political crisis since Macron announced a snap election in 2024. In less than two years, the European country appointed five prime ministers.
European neighbors responded to the situation in France, emphasizing the importance of the country’s stability.
Following Lecornu’s decision, the National Rally called on Macron to choose between resigning and a dissolution of the National Assembly.
The leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, said that stability “cannot be restored without a return to the polls and without the dissolution of the National Assembly.”
Germany said on Monday that a stable France contributes to Europe’s stability.
“There is no reason to doubt that France is stable,” Germany’s government spokesman Stegan Kornelius said today.
