WASHINGTON (October 7, 2025)- French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned Monday only hours after revealing his new cabinet. The prime minister had not yet been in office for four weeks when he departed, making him the shortest-serving French prime minister. This now makes him the fifth prime minister in less than two years to resign, causing public frustration with French President Emmanuel Macron.
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