Description: France has difficulties in entangling itself from the revolving political crisis as Sebastien Lecornu, the country’s latest Prime Minister, resigned after only 27 days in office. In his brief statement after the resignation, Lecornu claimed that untamed partisan appetites and the growing inability to find a political consensus around existential issues that France is currently facing forced him to resign. Lecornu is the fifth Prime Minister in the last couple of years to resign under political pressure which positioned President Emmanuel Macron in an impossible situation where he would have to appoint a new Prime Minister, call for early elections or resign himself. France has been struggling to shelve an acceptable budget and debt plan for 2026 while internal political divisions and governance aspirations have further fractured the fragile National Assembly. Far – right leader, Jordan Bardella, called for immediate early elections while the far – left pqrty, France Unbowed, has reiterated its calls for Macron to step down and call for early elections. Lecornu would remain in office in the next 48 hours on the President’s request in a last – ditch attempt to form a cabinet and outline a budget plan.
Impact: The unwavering political turmoil in France is a result of inner political power struggles between the minority parties in the National Assembly which are enforcing their independent political charters. Macron’s decline in popularity domestically is uncontested, however, the inability of five careered politicians to reconcile with the political minority in the National Assembly illustrates deeply entrenched issues that go beyond outlining a budget plan. Macron’s next steps would determine the longevity and the sustainability of the political crisis as he has repeatedly rejected resigning while nominating another Prime Minister resulted in the constant protraction of the crisis. The only viable option would be early elections which would probably result in France leaning rightward as Bardella’s National Assembly party has surged in popularity in recent years. Macron would most definitely be reluctant to give in to oppositional demands immediately, however, under severe political pressure with mounting economic repercussions, the President might either decide to resign or call for early elections as the only viable solutions going forward. Macron could also make ultimate efforts to deflect the consequences of the ongoing political crisis and nominate another Prime Minister, however, the solution would only reflect a temporary measure as pressure from the opposition would most probably oust the next Prime Minister nominated by the President.