{"id":2495013,"date":"2025-10-06T05:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frances-prime-minister-resigns-after-less-than-four-weeks-in-office\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T05:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:43:17","slug":"frances-prime-minister-resigns-after-less-than-four-weeks-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frances-prime-minister-resigns-after-less-than-four-weeks-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s prime minister resigns after less than four weeks in office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrances-prime-minister-resigns-after-less-than-four-weeks-in-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2495013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>french Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu resigned unexpectedly less than a month after his appointment. His resignation came just a day after forming a new goverment,which included the controversial appointment of Bruno Le Maire,former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-scam-bitcoin-competing-against-us-dollar\/\" title=\"Trump Says &#039;Scam&#039; Bitcoin Competing Against US Dollar\">finance minister<\/a>,to the defense ministry. Lecornu, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, was Macron&#8217;s fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ ...s, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> during his second term and held the shortest tenure in the history of France&#8217;s Fifth Republic. No official reason was provided for his departure, but speculation points to dissatisfaction with the newly named government and political opposition threats.Macron&#8217;s main rival,Marine Le Pen,called for snap elections,stating the situation had reached a dead end. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">France&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swedens-first-female-prime-minister-resigns-after-less-than-eight-hours\/\" title=\"Sweden&#039;s First Female ... Resigns After Less Than Eight Hours\">prime minister resigns<\/a> after less than four weeks in office<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2364091\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>French Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3799448\/emmanuel-macron-loyalist-sebastien-lecornu-france-prime-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sebastien Lecornu<\/a> announced his resignation on Monday, stepping down less than a month after being appointed.<\/p>\n<p>Lecornu&rsquo;s decision to quit was a complete shock. It came just a day after forming a new government, which included the controversial choice to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/france-macron-lecornu-government-budget-retailleau-barrot-7ac2a489c34d0869a62c1a8f7b504a8e\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appoint<\/a> Bruno Le Maire to the country&rsquo;s defense ministry, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. Le Maire was previously France&rsquo;s former finance minister.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3828962\/israelis-struggle-with-trauma-from-day-etched-in-infamy\/\">Oct. 7 two years on: Israelis still struggle with trauma from day etched in infamy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3838179\/collins-dooley-toe-to-toe-georgia-senate-fundraising-battle\/\">Collins and Dooley go toe-to-toe in Georgia Senate fundraising battle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3838238\/judge-blocks-trump-again-deploying-national-guard-portland\/\">Judge blocks Trump again from sending National Guard troops to Portland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The resignation was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cewn9k0w9rxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> to the public on Monday morning after Lecornu met with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a>. He was Macron&rsquo;s fifth prime minister of his second term, which began in 2022, and the fourth in the last year, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3799448\/emmanuel-macron-loyalist-sebastien-lecornu-france-prime-minister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. Lecornu had the shortest tenure of a prime minister in the history of France&rsquo;s Fifth Republic, according to reports. He was considered to be a staunch ally of Macron. He was appointed to the position on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>No reason was given for Lecornu&rsquo;s resignation as of Monday morning. However, it is widely <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cewn9k0w9rxo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speculated<\/a> that it was motivated by dissatisfaction with the government named Sunday. Macron&rsquo;s political opponents threatened to topple his new government in retaliation for the political discontent.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3834945\/trump-cartels-us-armed-conflict-memo-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP SAYS US IN &lsquo;ARMED CONFLICT WITH DRUG CARTELS IN MEMO TO CONGRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Macron&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-pointed-message-to-biden-over-train-derailment-disaster\/\" title=\"Trump Issues Pointed Message to Biden Over Train Derailment Disaster\">main political rival<\/a>, Marine Le Pen, his opponent in the French presidential elections in 2017 and 2022, and former leader of the right-wing National Rally party, called on Macron to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hold snap elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m calling him to dissolve the National Assembly,&rdquo; Le Pen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/france-political-crisis-sebastien-lecornu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> French TV. &ldquo;We have reached the end of the road, there is no other solutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France&#8217;s PM Lecornu resigns less than a month after appointment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2495014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FrenchPM.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5777,5045,5894,34314,6522],"class_list":["post-2495013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-france","tag-government","tag-politics","tag-prime-minister","tag-resignation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FrenchPM.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2495013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495017,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495013\/revisions\/2495017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2495014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}