A little less than four weeks after being appointed as France's fifth prime minister in under two years, Sebastien Lecornu caved into opposition heat and quit.

France has been in the news lately for mounting political turmoil marked by Prime Minister Lecornu’s resignation, deepening budget battles, credit-rating warnings, and nationwide protests.

Macron's office added that a majority of lawmakers were against holding a snap parliamentary election amid France's worst crisis in decades.

Lecornu's abrupt resignation plunges France into a deeper political crisis and leaves French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.View on euronews

PARIS (AP) — France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move plunged the country into a deep political crisis and left French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.

France's outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday that President Emmanuel Macron could name a new head of government within 48 hours, following his resignation earlier this week.

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government full of familiar faces on Sunday as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis. The new cabinet lineup was unveiled nearly a

Sébastien Lecornu, France’s caretaker prime minister, says talks with political leaders show a shared willingness to pass a budget before year’s end, reducing the likelihood of snap elections.“This willingness creates a momentum and a convergence,