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Revealed: Could France see a new PM by the weekend?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Oct 2025, 8:10pm
Sebastien Lecornu. Photo / Getty Images
Sebastien Lecornu. Photo / Getty Images

Revealed: Could France see a new PM by the weekend?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Oct 2025, 8:10pm

Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who intensified a political crisis by resigning earlier this week, indicated Emmanuel Macron could name a new PM soon.

Lecornu’s comments on France 2 public television had been eagerly awaited after Macron gave him until today NZT to find a way out of months of deadlock over an austerity budget.

UK correspondent Enda Brady explained the situation further.

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