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The French political crisis has deepened after the freshly installed PM dramatically resigned within hours of forming a cabinet.

Quick Exit During Political Turmoil

France's latest leader was the third French prime minister in a single year, as the republic continued to lurch from one political crisis to another. He resigned moments before his first cabinet meeting on the start of the week. Macron approved Lecornu's resignation on the beginning of Monday.

Furious Opposition Over Fresh Government

The prime minister had faced furious criticism from political opponents when he presented a recent administration that was mostly identical since last previous month's ousting of his former PM, François Bayrou.

The presented administration was dominated by President Emmanuel Macron's allies, leaving the government mostly identical.

Rival Response

Political opponents said Lecornu had backtracked on the "significant change" with previous policies that he had vowed when he came to power from the disliked former PM, who was removed on September 9th over a suggested financial restrictions.

Future Government Course

The issue now is whether the president will decide to end the current assembly and call another sudden poll.

Jordan Bardella, the leader of Marine Le Pen's opposition group, said: "It's impossible to have a reestablishment of order without a fresh vote and the parliament's termination."

He added, "Evidently the president who chose this administration himself. He has failed to comprehend of the present conditions we are in."

Election Demands

The opposition movement has pushed for another vote, thinking they can expand their positions and influence in parliament.

The country has gone through a period of uncertainty and parliamentary deadlock since the national leader called an unclear early vote last year. The legislature remains split between the three blocs: the liberal wing, the conservative wing and the central bloc, with no definitive control.

Budget Pressure

A spending package for next year must be approved within a short time, even though political parties are at disagreement and Lecornu's tenure ended in barely three weeks.

No-Confidence Vote

Factions from the left to conservative wing were to hold gatherings on Monday to decide whether or not to vote to remove the prime minister in a no-confidence vote, and it looked that the government would fall before it had even started work. Lecornu apparently decided to leave before he could be dismissed.

Ministerial Appointments

Nearly all of the key cabinet roles announced on Sunday night remained the same, including Gérald Darmanin as justice minister and Rachida Dati as arts department head.

The role of economic policy head, which is essential as a split assembly struggles to pass a spending package, went to a Macron ally, a presidential supporter who had formerly acted as business and power head at the beginning of Macron's second term.

Surprise Selection

In a unexpected decision, a longtime Macron ally, a government partner who had acted as economy minister for multiple terms of his presidency, was reappointed to administration as defence minister. This enraged leaders across the various parties, who saw it as a sign that there would be no doubt or modification of the president's economic policies.