♦ France’s new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on 6 October 2025, after allies and foes alike threatened to topple his government.

♦ Lecornu, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, on 5 October appointed his ministers.

♦ But the new cabinet line-up had angered opponents and allies alike, who either found it too rightwing or not enough, raising questions on how long it could last, at a time when France is already mired deep in political crisis, with no group holding a majority in a fragmented parliament.

♦ French politics has become increasingly unstable since Macron’s re-election in 2022 for want of any party or grouping holding a parliamentary majority.

♦ Lecornu, who was only appointed last month, was Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years.