Overview

• The Élysée said Lecornu submitted his government's resignation, which President Emmanuel Macron accepted.
• The cabinet announced Sunday night collapsed about 14 hours later, before holding its first meeting.
• Macron had not named a successor as opposition parties prepared censure moves and the Rassemblement National demanded dissolution and snap elections.
• Paris’s CAC 40 fell roughly 2% and the euro slipped about 0.7% against the dollar on concern over France’s governability.
• Lecornu was the fifth premier of Macron’s second term and served 27 days, with the stalemate imperiling the 2026 budget and efforts to curb debt around 114–115.6% of GDP.