France’s political crisis has deepened after the new prime minister dramatically resigned within hours of appointing a government.
Sébastien Lecornu was the third French prime minister in a year, as the country continued to lurch from one political crisis to another. He quit hours before his first cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. Macron accepted Lecornu’s resignation on Monday morning.
Lecornu then made what he called a “spontaneous” speech on the steps of the prime minister’s residence in Paris. He appeared to place the blame on opposition political parties in France, who he said had not wanted to compromise.
“Less than a month” isn’t conveying the absurdity of the situation. He spent “less than a month” in discussions to agree on a government (which was actually very long). He resigned - taking said government with him - less than fifteen hours after settling on one.
Then Macron rehired him for 3 days, he said he’d leave then, and Macron said “alright then 5 days”. We’re living in a Month Python skit.
