France's PM Quits After Barely Three Weeks Amidst Widespread Backlash of Freshly Appointed Cabinet

The French political turmoil has worsened after the recently appointed premier unexpectedly quit within moments of announcing a cabinet.

Swift Resignation During Political Instability

France's latest leader was the third premier in a year-long span, as the country continued to stumble from one parliamentary instability to another. He resigned a short time before his opening government session on the beginning of the workweek. France's leader approved the prime minister's resignation on Monday morning.

Intense Criticism Regarding New Government

Lecornu had faced furious criticism from political opponents when he announced a new government that was largely similar since last month's ousting of his preceding leader, the previous prime minister.

The announced cabinet was controlled by Macron's allies, leaving the cabinet almost unchanged.

Political Response

Rival groups said the prime minister had stepped back on the "profound break" with previous policies that he had pledged when he came to power from the unpopular Bayrou, who was ousted on September 9th over a proposed budget squeeze.

Future Government Direction

The issue now is whether the president will decide to end the current assembly and call another snap election.

Jordan Bardella, the head of the far-right leader's far-right National Rally party, said: "It's impossible to have a return to stability without a fresh vote and the parliament's termination."

He continued, "Obviously France's leader who chose this government himself. He has understood nothing of the present conditions we are in."

Vote Demands

The National Rally has pushed for another poll, confident they can increase their positions and role in the legislature.

The nation has gone through a period of uncertainty and parliamentary deadlock since the centrist Macron called an indecisive sudden poll last year. The parliament remains separated between the three blocs: the left, the conservative wing and the centre, with no absolute dominance.

Budget Deadline

A budget for next year must be agreed within weeks, even though political parties are at odds and Lecornu's tenure ended in less than a month.

Opposition Motion

Factions from the left to far right were to hold discussions on the start of the week to decide whether or not to approve to dismiss the prime minister in a no-confidence vote, and it seemed that the government would fail before it had even commenced functioning. France's leader reportedly decided to step down before he could be removed.

Cabinet Appointments

Most of the big government posts announced on the previous evening remained the identical, including the legal affairs head as legal affairs leader and arts and heritage leader as cultural affairs leader.

The responsibility of economic policy head, which is crucial as a divided parliament struggles to approve a budget, went to Roland Lescure, a Macron ally who had formerly acted as industry and energy minister at the commencement of Macron's second term.

Surprise Appointment

In a unexpected decision, Bruno Le Maire, a government partner who had worked as economy minister for multiple terms of his leadership, came back to cabinet as national security leader. This infuriated leaders across the various parties, who viewed it as a signal that there would be no challenging or alteration of his corporate-friendly approach.