Former French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire whose The appointment for the Minister of Defense provoked the resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornua, on Monday he declared that He leaves the government in an effort to end the crisis. President Emmanuel Macron accepted his resignation, He writes TASR, according to reports of Reuters and AFP agencies.
Le Maire held the position of Minister of Finance between 2017 and 2024. Some representatives of the center -right party Republicans (LR) disagreed with his nomination on Sunday because they consider it the embodiment of Macron’s economic policy.
“Under these conditions, I proposed to the President To immediately resign from the government and transferred my duties to the Minister of Defense to the Prime Minister (Lecornua),“He wrote La Maire on the social network X. He added that” the President accepted his proposal “.
Although the Elysee Palace did not immediately comment, according to AFP It is possible that Macron will again appoint Lecornua to the post of head of the Defense Ministry to end the political crisis.
After Monday’s meeting of Macron with Lecorno, the Elysee Palace announced that The President has asked to develop a “stability plan” to Wednesday, in which Lecorn will “lead the final negotiations in order to define the platform for the country’s capacity and stability”. The outgoing Prime Minister accepted the President’s request.
Boss of Republicans and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Monday He accused Lecornu of “concealing” Le Mair’s appointment. Prime Minister Lecorn resigned less than a month after his appointment and the day after his government approved Macron.
Lecorn was appointed on 9 September. He was in office for 27 days and replaced Francois Bayrou, whose government constantly voting on confidence. The same fate was also affected by Michel Barnier. France has had five premieres in the last two years.
