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French Prime Minister survives two no-confidence

French Prime Minister survives two no-confidence

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has narrowly survived two no-confidence votes in the National Assembly, highlighting the deep divisions within the country’s parliament and casting uncertainty over the future of Emmanuel Macron’s minority government. The first no-confidence motion, initiated by the left-wing France Unbowed (La France Insoumise), came just 18 votes short of the 289 … Read more

French PM Sébastien Lecornu resigns after just one month in office

French PM Sébastien Lecornu resigns after just one month in office.

Paris: French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned just one month after taking office, plunging the country into renewed political turmoil and marking yet another setback for President Emmanuel Macron’s struggling administration. Lecornu, 41, a former defense minister and close Macron ally, stepped down just a day after the President announced a controversial new cabinet … Read more