French President Emmanuel Macron appointed the current Minister of Defense Sébastien Lecornu on Tuesday as a new Prime Minister. It will replace Francois Bayrou, whose government on Monday constant voting on the censure. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
Macron told Lecornui to negotiate in parliament “Accepting a budget for the nation and concluding agreements necessary for decisions in the coming months”, He said the Elysee Palace in a statement.
Lecorn (39) has been the youngest Minister of Defense in France so far. He has been in this post for more than three years and advocated continued support for Ukraine in war with Russia, writes AFP. In 2017, a former conservative politician joined Macron’s centrist movement and held positions in local governments or overseas territories. Lecorn was allegedly one of the candidates for the Prime Minister in December 2024, when the President preferred Bayrou.
The French government coalition on Monday’s trust voting after nine months in office did not receive the necessary support in Parliament – 194 MEPs voted for her and 364 against. Bayrou therefore gave Macron a resignation on Tuesday. Bayrou was the sixth prime minister during Macron’s work since 2017 and the fifth since 2022.
According to a survey published by Le Figaro, He wants 64 percent of the French to resign Macron. However, according to AFP, the President ruled out such a step. The French will vote for the new president in 2027, Macron cannot run, as there is already a second term of office in the office.
