Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu abruptly resigned on Monday, becoming the shortest-serving head of government in modern French history, plunging the country into yet another era of political turmoil.
Lecornu has not entirely vanished from the political landscape despite resigning. Emmanuel Macron has invited him to conduct what it called “ultimate negotiations” before Wednesday night, the Élysée Palace said.
“I will tell the head of state Wednesday evening if this is possible or not, so that he can draw all the necessary conclusions,” the departing prime minister wrote in a post on X, confirming that he had accepted the responsibility.
Lecornu has already informed the president that, even if negotiations are successful, he will not return to the position, thus compounding the standoff and highlighting how challenging the premiership has become.
Lecornu was the third prime minister since the snap parliamentary elections last summer and the sixth since 2022 under President Emmanuel Macron. Following those elections, France’s parliament was split into three blocs: the far-right National Rally, a left-wing coalition, and the president’s centrist alliance.
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