After 27 days in office: French Prime Minister Sebastien Le Corneille resigns
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneille has resigned just 27 days after being appointed. President Emmanuel Macron accepted his resignation, making Le Corneille’s tenure in office the shortest in modern French history.
This is reported by Le Monde .
A government crisis erupted in France as Prime Minister Sebastien Le Corneille unexpectedly resigned less than a month after being appointed. Macron accepted his resignation on Monday, October 6, hours before the new government’s first meeting.
Le Corneille’s tenure in office was just 27 days, the shortest of any prime minister in modern French history. The day before, he presented the composition of his new cabinet, which included mostly Macron’s associates and members of the previous government.
French media outlets note that Lecornu’s decision was preceded by political disagreements and threats of a vote of no confidence from several opposition forces. Some parties openly declared their intention to seek a change of government as soon as it was formed.
It is worth adding that 47-year-old Sebastien Lecornu was appointed Prime Minister on September 9, 2025. Prior to that, he served as France’s Minister of Defense, actively supporting the strengthening of the country’s defense capabilities against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war.
The Elysee Palace has not yet announced who will temporarily act as head of government after Lecornu’s resignation.
On the eve, newly appointed French Prime Minister Sébastien Le Corneille presented the composition of his government . The new cabinet retained most of the ministers from President Emmanuel Macron’s team, and Le Corneille’s main task is to agree on a reduced budget after the political crisis that led to the resignation of his predecessor.
As you know, on the evening of September 9, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Le Corneille as the country’s new prime minister . The appointment followed the fall of François Bayrou’s government after parliament voted no confidence in his cabinet. Le Corneille, a longtime Macron supporter, became France’s fifth prime minister in less than two years.
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