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Macron appoints new prime minister, the fifth in five years

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed one of his most loyal political allies, Sébastien Lecornu, 39, who was previously serving as armed forces minister, as France's new prime minister, hours after François Bayrou, 74, handed in his resignation as PM after losing a confidence vote in the country's hung parliament.

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9 September 2025 à 22h02

Sébastien Lecornu, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, has been appointed prime minister, tasked with consulting France’s divided political parties to try to find a consensus on the budget, reports The Guardian.

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