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France's political turmoil has worsened after the new prime minister dramatically resigned within a short time of announcing a cabinet.

Rapid Exit Amid Government Turmoil

The prime minister was the third PM in a twelve-month period, as the country continued to move from one political crisis to another. He stepped down a short time before his opening government session on the start of the week. Macron received his resignation on Monday morning.

Intense Criticism Over New Cabinet

Lecornu had faced strong opposition from rival parties when he announced a new government that was mostly identical since last month's removal of his preceding leader, François Bayrou.

The announced cabinet was dominated by the president's supporters, leaving the cabinet mostly identical.

Political Criticism

Rival groups said France's leader had reversed on the "major shift" with earlier approaches that he had pledged when he came to power from the disliked former PM, who was removed on 9 September over a planned spending cuts.

Future Political Direction

The issue now is whether the national leader will decide to end the current assembly and call another snap election.

The National Rally president, the leader of Marine Le Pen's opposition group, said: "We cannot achieve a return to stability without a new election and the legislature's dismissal."

He added, "It was very clearly the president who decided this administration himself. He has understood nothing of the present conditions we are in."

Election Demands

The National Rally has advocated for another election, confident they can boost their positions and role in parliament.

The nation has gone through a time of turmoil and government instability since the president called an indecisive sudden poll last year. The assembly remains split between the political factions: the left, the far right and the central bloc, with no definitive control.

Financial Deadline

A financial plan for next year must be approved within weeks, even though government factions are at disagreement and his leadership ended in barely three weeks.

Opposition Vote

Parties from the left to far right were to hold meetings on the start of the week to decide whether or not to support to remove the prime minister in a parliamentary motion, and it looked that the cabinet would fail before it had even begun operating. Lecornu seemingly decided to step down before he could be ousted.

Cabinet Appointments

Nearly all of the big government posts declared on Sunday night remained the identical, including Gérald Darmanin as judicial department head and arts and heritage leader as arts department head.

The responsibility of financial affairs leader, which is vital as a divided parliament struggles to pass a budget, went to Roland Lescure, a government partner who had formerly acted as economic sector leader at the beginning of his current leadership period.

Surprise Selection

In a unexpected decision, the president's political partner, a government partner who had served as financial affairs leader for multiple terms of his presidency, returned to cabinet as military affairs head. This infuriated officials across the spectrum, who considered it a sign that there would be no doubt or modification of his corporate-friendly approach.