29 h. ago French prime minister resigns after less than a month in office

Lecornu’s stint in office was the shortest ever for a prime minister in modern France.

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29 h. ago France’s new prime minister resigns hours after appointing cabinet

Unexpected resignation of Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years is another deepening of political crisis

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3 w. ago Labour blasts Health Minister's 'showdown' approach to hospitals after Mater resignation

It follows reports that the chair of the hospital’s board resigned after a bust-up with the Fine Gael minister.

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3 w. ago France’s moment of peril as a debt mountain fuels a political crisis

Sébastien Lecornu, France’s fifth prime minister in two years, faces what some consider an impossible task

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3 w. ago Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France's fourth prime minister in a year

It comes 24 hours after the National Assembly voted to oust Francois Bayrou as head of government in a no confidence vote.

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4 w. ago France’s government toppled as PM Francois Bayrou ousted in confidence vote

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.

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last month Japan's prime minister, in role for less than a year, announces he will resign

The announcement means fresh uncertainty for the world’s fourth-largest economy.

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