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French newly appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attends the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, September 10, 2025 French newly appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attends the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, September 10, 2025 © Stephanie Lecocq, Reuters

France's outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was to make a last-ditch effort on Tuesday to rally cross-party support for a cabinet lineup to pull his country out of political deadlock. President Emmanuel Macron tasked Lecornu, 39, with forming a government in early September after parliament toppled his predecessor. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Yesterday's developments:

  • Three out of four French people (75%) approve of Sébastien Lecornu's resignation, and more than half of those surveyed believe President Macron is responsible for France’s latest political crisis, according to two polls.
  • Gabriel Attal, a former French PM and secretary-general of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, has publicly disagreed with the president on French TV.
  • Jordan Bardella, leader of the far-right National Rally party has called for a "return to the polls" in a post on X.
  • President Emmanuel Macron has said he is ready to "assume responsibility" if resigning PM Sébastien Lecornu fails again after a 48-hour Wednesday evening deadline for last-ditch negotiations.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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