On Monday of this week, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced his resignation. Known for his difficulty in brokering compromises, Lecornu lamented that other parties were behaving “as if each held the majority” in the French Parliament. The conservative party Les Républicains reportedly felt betrayed, arguing that the newly appointed ministers under Lecornu did not represent the political renewal the country needed.
Lecornu explained: “The conditions were no longer in place for me to carry out my duties as Prime Minister”.
President Emmanuel Macron now faces yet another institutional crisis. He has several options before him: he can appoint a new prime minister, call snap elections — as demanded by the far-right Rassemblement National — or, more dramatically, resign himself.
Further details on the current institutional crisis in France and Lecornu’s resignation on Euractiv and France24.
