Emmanuel Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as new prime minister of France

By&nbspEuronews

Published connected 09/09/2025 - 20:05 GMT+2 •Updated 22:20

France's President Emmanuel Macron has named Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu arsenic nan country's adjacent premier minister.

According to a property merchandise sent by nan Elysée Palace connected Tuesday evening, Macron "has tasked" Lecornu pinch "consulting nan governmental forces represented successful Parliament to adopt a fund and build connected nan agreements basal for decisions successful nan coming months."

Lecornu was already tipped for nan position past twelvemonth and will win François Bayrou, who was ousted from agency aft losing a important assurance ballot successful parliament connected Monday.

Sébastien Lecornu will now person to prime his furniture successful nan coming days. The handover betwixt Lecornu and Bayrou will return spot connected Wednesday astatine noon successful Paris, according to nan squad of nan now erstwhile premier minister.

"The reply is successful nan streets"

The announcement besides comes connected nan eve of nationwide protests that aim to paralyse transport, schools, and regular life.

"Emmanuel Macron is truthful preparing to name a Prime Minister without consulting nan governmental parties...The reply is successful nan streets. Tomorrow," said Marine Tondelier, leader of nan Green Party, soon earlier Lecornu's appointment.

"Only Macron's departure tin put an extremity to this sad drama of contempt for Parliament, voters and governmental decency,’ posted difficult near firebrand leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

"The President is firing nan past cartridge...bunkered down pinch his small group of loyalists," quipped Marine Le Pen, nan co-chair of nan far-right National Rally party.

"After nan inevitable early threat elections, nan Prime Minister will beryllium called Jordan Bardella," she continued, referring to her 29-year-old protegé and MEP.

The National Rally statement has been calling connected nan French President to dissolve nan little location of parliament and telephone for caller parliamentary elections.

But dissolving parliament could present an inconclusive result, aliases springiness moreover much seats to nan far-right National Rally aliases to nan hard-left France Unbowed party. Macron has many times said that this action is not his first choice.

Lecornu is simply a loyal Macron-era stalwart who has held positions successful nan president's squad since 2017.

He will now person to tackle nan fund rumor quickly, which led to nan downfall of his 2 predecessors.

At nan bosom of nan showdown were France's vulnerable nationalist finances. Last year's shortage reached 5.8% of GDP, astir double nan EU ceiling of 3%, while nationalist indebtedness now stands astatine much than €3.3 trillion, astir 114% of economical output. 

Bayrou has based on that drastic cuts are unavoidable, putting guardant a scheme to slash €44 cardinal successful spending by 2026, partially by scrapping 2 nationalist holidays.