Overview

• The Élysée confirmed that Lecornu submitted his resignation on Monday, ending a tenure of less than one month.
• He had presented part of a new government on Sunday, retaining several senior ministers and reinstating Éric Woerth days after Woerth's acquittal in a high-profile finance case.
• Lecornu was Macron's fifth prime minister of the current term, taking over from François Bayrou, who left office after nine months.
• In a letter to coalition partners, Lecornu prioritized spending cuts, a crackdown on tax and welfare fraud, and technical measures against illegal immigration.
• He faced a fragmented Parliament with threats of a censure motion from the left and resistance from the far right, as he sought backing for a contentious 2026 budget and had planned to deliver his first policy speech on Tuesday.