France PM Lecornu resigns after just 27 days

French PM quits after just 27 days. Sebastien Lecornu is shortest-serving premier in national history. Lecornu resigned hours after unveiling a cabinet full of familiar faces and less than a month after being appointed, failing to pull the country out of a political crisis. The far-right National Rally have called on President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly. President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. Macron named Lecornu last month to the post, but the largely unchanged cabinet lineup he unveiled late Sunday was met with fierce criticism across the political spectrum.
The unexpected resignation has once again revealed the deepening political crisis in France. Lecornu, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday appointed his cabinet after weeks of consultations with political parties and the cabinet was set to hold its first meeting on Monday. On Sunday, Macron named a largely unchanged cabinet triggering backlash from opposition parties as well as his own supporters.