{"id":80757,"date":"2025-10-06T15:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=80757"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:42:12","slug":"french-political-crisis-deepens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/french-political-crisis-deepens\/","title":{"rendered":"French Political Crisis Deepens as Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu Resigns Weeks After Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

France has been plunged deeper into political turmoil after Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, barely a month after his appointment and only hours after presenting his new cabinet. President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation, marking yet another blow to his already weakened leadership.<\/p>\n

Lecornu, a former defense minister chosen to restore stability, faced fierce backlash late Sunday when he unveiled a largely unchanged cabinet. His decision to bring back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as defense chief drew sharp criticism from across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n

Far right calls for early elections<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The far-right National Rally (RN) wasted no time in demanding that Macron dissolve the National Assembly. RN leader Jordan Bardella declared, \u201cThere can be no return to stability without a return to the polls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Party figurehead Marine Le Pen described Lecornu\u2019s resignation as \u201ca wise and inevitable decision,\u201d saying France \u201cmust once again let the people decide its future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Budget crisis topples another government<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lecornu\u2019s departure is the latest chapter in France\u2019s deepening fiscal and political crisis. His central challenge was to win parliamentary approval for next year\u2019s austerity budget \u2014 a mission that had already brought down his two predecessors, Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou and Michel Barnier, after bitter standoffs with lawmakers over spending plans.<\/p>\n

France\u2019s public debt has surged to record levels, with its debt-to-GDP ratio now the third highest in the European Union, trailing only Greece and Italy. At nearly twice the 60 percent ceiling allowed under EU rules, the figures have alarmed both markets and European partners.<\/p>\n

Macron under growing pressure<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For three consecutive years, French governments have bypassed parliament to force budgets through without a vote \u2014 a move permitted by the constitution but denounced by the opposition as undemocratic. Lecornu had pledged last week that this time \u201clawmakers will have their say.\u201d His resignation suggests that promise could not be kept.<\/p>\n

Macron<\/a>\u2019s gamble last year on snap parliamentary elections \u2014 an attempt to regain control of the legislature \u2014 backfired badly, leaving his centrist bloc in the minority. Since then, France has remained trapped in political deadlock.<\/p>\n

Analysts say Macron now faces the most fragile period of his presidency, as chants of \u201cMacron d\u00e9mission\u201d (\u201cMacron resign\u201d) grow louder both in parliament and on the streets of Paris.<\/p>\n

Uncertain road ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lecornu\u2019s resignation makes him the third prime minister to fall in less than a year, underscoring the depth of France\u2019s political instability. Sources close to the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace say Macron is \u201cseeking a path to restore governmental stability,\u201d though finding a candidate who can command a majority in the divided National Assembly appears increasingly unlikely.<\/p>\n

As the government crisis unfolds, France faces not only a leadership vacuum but also a mounting sense of public disillusionment. With confidence in state institutions eroding, the question hanging over Paris tonight is not just who will lead \u2014 but whether the country can be governed at all.
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