New French PM Sébastien Lecornu promises ‘profound break’ with past politics

Lecornu, 39, now faces difficult task of gaining enough support from divided parliament to pass a budgetThe new French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, promised a “profound break” with past politics as he took over on Wednesday from the unpopular centrist François Bayrou, who was ousted this week over a proposed budget squeeze.Lecornu, 39, who said “humility” was the key approach, now faces the difficult task of gaining enough support from France’s divided parliament to pass a budget if he is to avoid being swiftly ousted in the same way as Bayrou, and before him, the rightwing Michel Barnier, who only lasted three months. Continue reading...

New French PM Sébastien Lecornu promises ‘profound break’ with past politics

Lecornu, 39, now faces difficult task of gaining enough support from divided parliament to pass a budget

The new French prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, promised a “profound break” with past politics as he took over on Wednesday from the unpopular centrist François Bayrou, who was ousted this week over a proposed budget squeeze.

Lecornu, 39, who said “humility” was the key approach, now faces the difficult task of gaining enough support from France’s divided parliament to pass a budget if he is to avoid being swiftly ousted in the same way as Bayrou, and before him, the rightwing Michel Barnier, who only lasted three months.

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