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The French political crisis has intensified after the new prime minister suddenly stepped down within a short time of forming a government.

Rapid Exit Amid Political Turmoil

Sébastien Lecornu was the third premier in a single year, as the republic continued to move from one political crisis to another. He resigned moments before his first cabinet meeting on the start of the week. The president approved Lecornu's resignation on Monday morning.

Intense Criticism Regarding Fresh Cabinet

Lecornu had faced furious criticism from opposition politicians when he announced a recent administration that was virtually unchanged since last previous month's ousting of his former PM, François Bayrou.

The proposed new government was led by Macron's allies, leaving the cabinet mostly identical.

Political Reaction

Political opponents said the prime minister had stepped back on the "major shift" with earlier approaches that he had vowed when he came to power from the unfavored former PM, who was ousted on the ninth of September over a suggested financial restrictions.

Next Political Course

The issue now is whether the president will decide to dissolve parliament and call another sudden poll.

The National Rally president, the leader of the opposition figure's political movement, said: "We cannot achieve a restoration of calm without a fresh vote and the parliament's termination."

He continued, "Obviously the president who determined this administration himself. He has understood nothing of the present conditions we are in."

Vote Calls

The opposition movement has demanded another poll, thinking they can increase their representation and role in the assembly.

France has gone through a period of instability and government instability since the president called an inconclusive snap election last year. The assembly remains split between the three blocs: the progressive side, the conservative wing and the moderate faction, with no absolute dominance.

Budget Deadline

A spending package for next year must be approved within coming days, even though political parties are at odds and his leadership ended in under four weeks.

No-Confidence Motion

Parties from the left to far right were to hold gatherings on the start of the week to decide whether or not to support to oust the prime minister in a parliamentary motion, and it looked that the administration would fall before it had even commenced functioning. Lecornu seemingly decided to resign before he could be ousted.

Cabinet Appointments

Nearly all of the big government posts announced on the night before remained the identical, including the legal affairs head as legal affairs leader and the culture minister as cultural affairs leader.

The responsibility of economy minister, which is crucial as a fragmented legislature struggles to approve a spending package, went to a Macron ally, a Macron ally who had formerly acted as industry and energy minister at the commencement of his current leadership period.

Unexpected Appointment

In a surprise move, a longtime Macron ally, a presidential supporter who had served as economy minister for an extended period of his term, came back to cabinet as defence minister. This angered officials across the various parties, who saw it as a signal that there would be no questioning or alteration of the president's economic policies.