France Names Sébastien Lecornu as New Prime Minister After Bayrou Ouster

France Names Sébastien Lecornu as New Prime Minister After Bayrou Ouster

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu as the country’s new prime minister, following the resignation of François Bayrou after a bruising confidence vote in the National Assembly. Lecornu, Macron’s former Minister of the Armed Forces and a longtime political ally, becomes the fifth prime minister of Macron’s second term — a period marked […]

France's Prime Minister Faces Likely Ouster in High-Stakes Confidence Vote

French Government Risks Collapse with Budget Confidence Vote in September

François Bayrou Warns of “National Survival” as Parliament Set to Decide Government’s Fate on September 8 Paris, August 26, 2025 — France is teetering on the brink of a fresh political crisis as Prime Minister François Bayrou prepares to face a make or break confidence vote in the National Assembly on September 8, a showdown […]