Sébastien Lecornu Named New Prime Minister of France

Sébastien Lecornu has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of France. He is the former Minister of Armed Forces. This is reported by the LCI television channel.

It should be noted that France fell into a new political crisis when former Prime Minister François Bayrou and his minority government did not receive a vote of confidence in parliament.

The deputies voted 364 to 194, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to again look for a new head of government.

Bayrou, who was in office for less than a year, put his career on the line with an unprecedented vote of confidence, hoping that lawmakers would support his efforts for sharp spending cuts to curb France's growing debt. However, both the left and the far-right forces took the opportunity to topple him.