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France’s new PM, Sebastien Lecornu, took office amid ‘Block Everything’ protests, which saw 80,000 police deployed and 200 arrests. He must present a slimmed-down 2025 budget, facing no-confidence ...
Protesters blocked roads, lit blazes and were met with volleys of tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, ...
New prime minister Lecornu faces immediate crisis as Gen-Z-driven online movement spreads disruption across cities ...
France is gripped by widespread chaos following Prime Minister Bayrou's resignation after losing a confidence vote due to ...
An opaque online protest movement promises to bring the country to a standstill on Wednesday as Sébastien Lecornu prepares to ...
Sébastien Lecornu follows into the arena Michel Barnier and Francois Bayrou, neither of whom could forge a working majority.
Sébastien Lecornu had been defense minister. He is one of President Emmanuel Macron’s most loyal and enduring allies.
France's new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called for a change in politics as he took office on Wednesday amidst a wave of ...
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised a "profound break" with the past on Wednesday as he faced the thorny ...
The government announced hundreds of arrests, as demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron, budget cuts and other ...
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"The appointment of Sebastien Lecornu as France’s new Prime Minister is unlikely to resolve the internal political crisis. This is because Macron’s own authority is deeply mired in crisis," Slutsky ...