France’s outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says President Emmanuel Macron could nominate a new prime minister in the next 48 hours
Speaking on French TV, he also says there’s no majority in parliament for new elections – here’s what else he said
We now know for sure that Lecornu is not going to withdraw his resignation, writes our Europe digital editor – but we still don’t know who’ll replace him
Lecornu resigned on Monday, but was asked by President Macron to stay for 48 hours in a last-ditch effort to form a new government
Lecornu had been in office for 26 days when he stood down – becoming the third French PM to leave his job in less than a year – after failing to push through a budget to bring down France’s deficit and tackle public debt
Macron himself is under pressure from leaders on the left and right to resign – here’s what the various party leaders have said
