France's Macron to name new PM in next 48 hours, Elysee says
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
President Macron will appoint a new French prime minister within 48 hours, following Sebastien Lecornu's acknowledgment of parliamentary stability.
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, the Elysee palace said in a statement on Wednesday.
Macron thanked outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu for his work over the past 48 hours and acknowledged his conclusions that a majority of lawmakers oppose dissolving parliament, that a platform for stability exists, and that a path to adopt a budget by December-end is possible, the French presidency added
(Reporting by Michel Rose,Writing by Mathieu Rosemain)
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