Emmanuel Macron reappoints failed ex-PM – Sebastien Lecornu

President Macron’s rivals from across the French political spectrum have argued that the best way out of the country’s deepest political crisis in decades was for him to either hold snap parliamentary elections or resign.

Lecornu’s immediate task will be to deliver a budget to parliament by the end of Monday.

“I accept, out of duty, the mission entrusted to me by the President of the Republic to do everything possible to provide France with a budget by the end of the year and to address the daily life issues of our fellow citizens,” Lecornu wrote on social media.

“We must put an end to this political crisis that exasperates the French people and to this instability that is harmful to France’s image and its interests.”

Macron earlier convened a meeting of mainstream party leaders to rally support around his choice. Leftist leaders expressed dismay Macron would not be picking a prime minister from their ranks, their indignant response suggesting his future government might be as fragile as those that preceded it.

Another collapsed government would raise the likelihood of Macron calling a snap election, a scenario seen benefitting the far right the most.

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REUTERS

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REUTERS