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Reactions to Macron's move to rename Lecornu prime minister
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Posted on October 10, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on October 10, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Macron reappoints Lecornu as Prime Minister to address France's political crisis. Leaders react with mixed opinions on this decision.
PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday, just four days after he had resigned from the role, searching for a way out of France's worst political crisis in decades.
Here are reactions to Lecornu's appointment:
SEBASTIEN LECORNU, PRIME MINISTER
"It is my duty to accept the mission entrusted to me by the President to do everything in my power to give France a budget for the end of the year and to respond to the everyday problems of our compatriots.
"We need to put an end to this political crisis, which is exasperating the French people, and to this instability, which is bad for France's image and its interests."
JORDAN BARDELLA, PRESIDENT OF THE FAR-RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY PARTY
"The Lecornu II government, appointed by Emmanuel Macron who is more isolated and out of touch than ever at the Elysee Palace, is a bad joke, a democratic disgrace and a humiliation for the French people."
FRANCOIS KALFON, SOCIALIST PARTY LAWMAKER
"Our scepticism grows by the day.
"We want something concrete on the pension reform. We are not afraid to return to the polls."
YAEL BRAUN-PIVET, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT
"I note the reappointment of Sébastien Lecornu as Matignon. For weeks now, the National Assembly has been in full working order, ready to play its role to the full: debating, scrutinising and voting. Now it's time to get down to work. It's about time!"
MATHILDE PANOT, HARDLEFT FRANCE UNBOWED PARTY
"Never before has a President wanted so much to govern by disgust and anger. Lecornu, who resigned on Monday, was reappointed by Macron on Friday. Macron miserably postpones the inevitable: his departure."
ERIC CIOTTI, CONSERVATIVE ALIGNED WITH FAR-RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY
"Vote the government down."
(Reporting by Alban Kacher and Alessandro Parodi ; Editing by Richard Lough)
The article discusses Macron's reappointment of Lecornu as Prime Minister amid France's political crisis.
Lecornu was reappointed to address France's political crisis and stabilize the government.
Reactions are mixed, with some supporting and others criticizing Macron's decision.
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