Overview

• President Emmanuel Macron accepted Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation, with ministers remaining in acting roles after the cabinet was announced only hours earlier.
• The lineup largely recycled prior ministers, including Bruno Le Maire’s return to government as defense chief, prompting a revolt from Les Républicains led by Bruno Retailleau.
• Opposition leaders escalated demands, with Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen urging dissolution of the National Assembly and Jean‑Luc Mélenchon seeking immediate examination of a motion to remove Macron backed by 104 deputies.
• French markets weakened on the news, with Paris equities and the euro falling as the timetable for the 2026 budget wobbled ahead of the December 31 deadline.
• Lecornu leaves office less than four weeks after his appointment, setting a record as the Fifth Republic’s shortest‑serving prime minister in a parliament still split with no stable majority.