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Macron appoints defence minister Sébastien Lecornu as new French prime minister

Macron appoints defence minister Sébastien Lecornu as new French prime minister

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Published on 2025-09-10 08:00:16

French president Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed defence minister Sébastien Lecornu as the country’s new prime minister, just a day after a vote of confidence at the National Assembly ousted the government of François Bayrou. 

The new head of government has been tasked with consulting political parties to try to agree on France’s next budget.

A former conservative who joined the president’s party in 2017, Lecornu has…

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