French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister ...

The 39-year-old is the only minister to have remained in Macron’s government since the President was elected in 2017.

Sébastien Lecornu had been defense minister. He is one of President Emmanuel Macron’s most loyal and enduring allies.

Sébastien Lecornu follows into the arena Michel Barnier and Francois Bayrou, neither of whom could forge a working majority.

Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is facing immediate challenges amid protests across France ...

Lecornu, 39, was the youngest defense minister in French history and architect of a major military buildup through 2030, ...

Defence Minister and new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, 20 ...

Beleaguered President Emmanuel Macron has appointed outgoing defense minister Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, handing ...

The government announced hundreds of arrests, as demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron, budget cuts and other ...

The choice of Lecornu, 39, indicates Macron's determination to press on with a minority government that will not rip up his ...

Sebastien Lecornu, named Tuesday as France's new prime minister, has served as defence minister for over three years during ...

Sebastien Lecornu will become prime minister of France Wednesday amid mass protests, underscoring the daunting task that ...