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France's political crisis has intensified after the freshly installed PM dramatically resigned within moments of announcing a administration.

Quick Resignation Amid Government Turmoil

France's latest leader was the third premier in a twelve-month period, as the country continued to stumble from one parliamentary instability to another. He resigned a short time before his first cabinet meeting on the start of the week. Macron accepted his resignation on the start of the day.

Strong Criticism Over New Government

Lecornu had faced intense backlash from political opponents when he announced a recent administration that was largely similar since last recent dismissal of his predecessor, the previous prime minister.

The announced cabinet was dominated by Macron's supporters, leaving the government almost unchanged.

Political Criticism

Political opponents said Lecornu had backtracked on the "profound break" with past politics that he had vowed when he came to power from the unfavored Bayrou, who was ousted on the ninth of September over a proposed budget squeeze.

Next Government Direction

The uncertainty now is whether the head of state will decide to end the current assembly and call another sudden poll.

Jordan Bardella, the head of the far-right leader's political movement, said: "It's impossible to have a restoration of calm without a fresh vote and the national assembly being dissolved."

He added, "Evidently Emmanuel Macron who decided this administration himself. He has failed to comprehend of the current circumstances we are in."

Election Calls

The far-right party has advocated for another poll, confident they can boost their positions and presence in the assembly.

France has gone through a phase of turmoil and government instability since the centrist Macron called an unclear early vote last year. The parliament remains split between the political factions: the liberal wing, the nationalist group and the moderate faction, with no definitive control.

Financial Pressure

A spending package for next year must be agreed within a short time, even though political parties are at loggerheads and the prime minister's term ended in barely three weeks.

No-Confidence Vote

Parties from the left to conservative wing were to hold meetings on the start of the week to decide whether or not to support to remove France's leader in a no-confidence vote, and it seemed that the cabinet would fail before it had even commenced functioning. Lecornu seemingly decided to resign before he could be ousted.

Cabinet Positions

Most of the key cabinet roles announced on the night before remained the identical, including the justice minister as judicial department head and arts and heritage leader as culture minister.

The responsibility of financial affairs leader, which is vital as a split assembly struggles to approve a spending package, went to Roland Lescure, a presidential supporter who had formerly acted as economic sector leader at the beginning of Macron's second term.

Surprise Appointment

In a unexpected decision, a longtime Macron ally, a Macron ally who had acted as economic policy head for an extended period of his term, returned to administration as defence minister. This angered politicians across the spectrum, who viewed it as a signal that there would be no questioning or alteration of the president's economic policies.