Reappointed French PM races to form government amid budget pressure and political gridlock

Reappointed French PM races to form government amid budget pressure and political gridlock
Reappointed French PM races to form government amid budget pressure and political gridlock

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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu meets with officials during a visit to a police station in L'Hay-les-Roses, on the southern outskirts of Paris on October 11, 2025. — Martin Lelievre/Pool/AFP pic

PARIS, Oct 11 — Pressure mounted today on France’s newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.

In a move that drew sharp criticism, President Emmanuel Macron reinstated Lecornu late testerday evening, just four days after his resignation and the collapse of a government that survived only 14 hours.

Lecornu, 39, now faces the task of forming a cabinet to present a 2026 draft budget on Monday, in a bid to end months of political paralysis and rein in France’s sprawling debt.

But his new government is already at risk, after his reappointment provoked outrage across the political spectrum and pledges to vote it down at the first chance.

Far-right National Rally party leader Jordan Bardella called Lecornu’s reappointment a “bad joke” and said he would immediately seek to vote out the new cabinet.

Outgoing Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told members of his right-wing Republicans (LR) party that they should “not take part” in Lecornu’s next government.

While the Socialists, a swing group in parliament, said they had “no deal” with Lecornu and would oust his government if he did not agree to suspend a 2023 pensions reform that increased retirement age from 62 to 64.

France has been mired in political deadlock ever since Macron gambled last year on snap polls that he hoped would consolidate power — but ended instead in a hung parliament and more seats for the far right.

The country faces EU pressure to curb its deficit and debt, and it was the fight over cost-cutting measures that toppled Lecornu’s two predecessors.

For his part, Lecornu has pledged to do “everything possible” to give France a budget by the end of the year, saying restoring the public finances was “a priority” for the future.

Time is running out however to give parliament the constitutionally required 70 days to examine the budget before year’s end.

Macron, facing the worst domestic crisis since the 2017 start of his presidency, has yet to address the public since Lecornu’s first government fell.

‘Set aside ambitions’

Lecornu, a Macron loyalist who previously served as defence minister, agreed to stay on for two extra days after he quit to talk to all political parties.

He told French television late Wednesday that he believed a revised draft budget for 2026 could be put forward on Monday, which would meet the deadline for its approval by the end of the year.

Lecornu warned on Friday that all those who wanted to join his government “must commit to setting aside presidential ambitions” for the 2027 elections.

Lecornu’s suggested list of ministers last Sunday sparked criticism that it was not enough of a break with the past, and he suggested on Wednesday that it should include technocrats.

In an unprecedented move, former premier Edouard Philippe, a contender in the next presidential polls, earlier this week said Macron himself should step down after a budget was passed.

But Macron has always insisted he would stay until the end of his term.

The far-right National Rally senses its best-ever chance of winning power in the 2027 presidential vote, with Macron having served the maximum two terms.

Its three-time presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is barred from running after being convicted in a corruption case, but her 30-year-old lieutenant Bardella could be a candidate instead. — AFP

 

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