Overview

• Élysée officials confirmed Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation roughly 14 hours after he named his ministers, ending a 27‑day tenure that produced the shortest government of France’s Fifth Republic.
• Lecornu stays on as caretaker and was tasked to conduct talks with parties until Wednesday, seeking a “platform of action and stability,” according to the presidency.
• The cabinet lineup reignited coalition rifts, with Les Républicains and opposition blocs decrying the return of macronists such as Bruno Le Maire to Defense and Roland Lescure to Economy and Finance.
• Opponents escalated pressure, as the National Rally demanded dissolution of the Assembly and La France Insoumise pressed an impeachment motion against Emmanuel Macron.
• Markets signaled alarm, with the CAC 40 sliding about 1.7%–2%, the euro weakening roughly 0.6%–0.7% against the dollar, and French bond yields rising on fiscal and political uncertainty.