Macron appoints Defense Minister Lecornu
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Just 194 lawmakers of the 577-seat National Assembly voted in favor of Francois Bayrou, who has since resigned as prime minister.
The president wanted to transform the economy, but he is now trying to chart a path forward with a growing deficit and gridlock in parliament.
François Bayrou has handed in his resignation, leaving France without a prime minister on the eve of nationwide protests.
The challenge French President Emmanuel Macron faces in choosing his fifth prime minister in under two years lays bare the depth of a political crisis that in many ways is of his own making, and one with no clear path out.
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