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.

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

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

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

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, President Emmanuel Macron named his close ally Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new Prime ...

A parliamentary assistant at just 20 years old and most recently defense minister, Lecornu has seen his star rise both ...

French President Emmanuel Macron tasked Sébastien Lecornu, one of his longtime loyalists, with holding preliminary talks with ...

Under the shadow of nationwide protests, France's President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a longtime political ally, ...

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

A longtime loyalist, Lecornu previously served as France’s Armed Forces Minister, where he managed the country’s response to ...