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France's new PM resigns, hours after cabinet unveiled: presidency

Newly appointed France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu visits the departmental health center in Macon, central eastern France, on September 13, 2025. [AFP]

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock.

Macron named Lecornu, a former defence minister, to the post last month.

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