The resignation of prime minister Sebastien Lecornu , and his subsequent reappointment, is the latest chapter in France’s ongoing political turmoil. Analysts tell James C Reynolds that the rot may be

After appointing the same person prime minister for the second time in a week, President Emmanuel Macron is facing calls to explain his stubbornness or resign.

French President Emmanuel Macron grapples with a political crisis after Lecornu resigned as prime minister a day after forming his government.

EMMANUEL Macron has sensationally reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister – just four days after his stunning resignation. Lecornu was appointed by the beleaguered

Meet the new prime minister, same as the old prime minister. French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as head of the French government less than a week after the beleaguered politician announced his resignation.

President Emmanuel Macron welcomed mainstream political leaders to a crunch meeting at the Elysee ahead of a self-imposed late-Friday deadline to name a new prime minister, as the country's central bank chief warned political turmoil was sapping growth.

Emmanuel Macron does not plan to name a prime minister from the left later on Friday, disappointed leftist party chiefs said after crunch talks with the French president, suggesting his future government will be as fragile as those that preceded it.