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Issued on: 06/10/2025 - 07:20

Newly named Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, right, and former French Prime Minister François Bayrou, left, after a handover ceremony in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Newly named Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, right, and former French Prime Minister François Bayrou, left, after a handover ceremony in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. © AP

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government full of familiar faces on Sunday as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis. The new cabinet lineup was unveiled nearly a month after the appointment of Sébastian Lecornu, Macron's seventh prime minister, who risks being toppled by the opposition in a deeply divided parliament. Follow our liveblog for updates. 

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team of largely familiar faces under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis.

The new cabinet lineup was unveiled nearly a month after the appointment of Lecornu, Macron's seventh prime minister. 

The latest premier risks being toppled by the opposition in a deeply divided parliament despite his efforts to obtain cross-party support, and opposition leaders on the right and left were livid on Sunday night.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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