Overview

• Sébastien Lecornu submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron just 14 hours after unveiling his cabinet, marking what outlets called the shortest government in French history.
• The naming of Bruno Le Maire as minister of the armed forces drew immediate anger from opposition figures, including Les Républicains leader Bruno Retailleau.
• The Élysée and party leaders are weighing replacement options as uncertainty grips Paris following the unprecedentedly rapid collapse.
• Commentators are openly discussing the possibility of a left‑wing prime minister, which remains speculative and part of ongoing public debate.
• Europe 1 devoted special programming and cross‑show coverage to analyze the resignation, its causes, and the broader instability that followed last year’s surprise dissolution of the National Assembly.