France’s New Prime Minister: Sébastien Lecornu Named Fifth PM in Under Two Years
Sébastien Lecornu, 39, becomes France’s new prime minister after François Bayrou’s government fell to a no-confidence vote. A Macron loyalist and former armed forces minister, Lecornu takes office amid protests, a hung parliament, and pressure to cut the deficit under revived EU rules. His task: form a cabinet, pass a hard budget, and keep a divided country steady.
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