"Lecornu, a center-right ally of President Emmanuel Macron who served as defense minister in the previous government, succeeds Francois Bayrou, who was ousted on Monday after losing a confidence vote in the National Assembly. But he inherits the same challenge of trimming France's huge deficit, the biggest in the Eurozone at 5.8% of GDP, while negotiating an utterly divided parliament."
"Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National or RN), the largest single party in parliament, expressed agreement veiled in threat. "Either there's a rupture, or there's a no-confidence motion," he warned, saying Lecornu, who he met for a controversial dinner last year, is in a "very precarious position." RN party leader Marine Le Pen added: "The President is taking the final shot of Macronism, entrenched with his small circle of loyalists,""
Sebastien Lecornu, a 39-year-old center-right ally of President Emmanuel Macron and former defense minister, took office amid nationwide anti-government protests. He replaced Francois Bayrou after Bayrou lost a confidence vote in the National Assembly. Lecornu inherits the task of reducing France's large deficit, the Eurozone's biggest at 5.8% of GDP, while managing an utterly divided parliament. Lecornu said the government must be more creative, technical and serious in working with the opposition and warned that ruptures will be necessary. The far-right and far-left have already signaled no-confidence threats and political pressure.
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