Lecornu: France's 27-day PM who fell on sword | International

PARIS, Oct 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Outgoing French premier Sebastien Lecornu isa loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron whose reputation as a cannynegotiator did not help him survive even a month in office. His resignation after just 27 days left Lecornu with the unwanted record ofthe shortest time in office of any prime minister since France's FifthRepublic was set up in 1958. Still just 39, Lecornu had been one of the few faces of continuity in theFrench cabinet at a time of multiple changes of government, serving for morethan three years as defence minister before Macron named him premier onSeptember 9. From day one, he faced an uphill struggle to survive. Both his predecessorswere ousted by a parliament where pro-Macron...