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The French political crisis has intensified after the recently appointed premier unexpectedly quit within hours of forming a cabinet.

Rapid Departure During Political Turmoil

Sébastien Lecornu was the third premier in a year-long span, as the country continued to lurch from one political crisis to another. He quit hours before his initial ministerial gathering on the start of the week. The president accepted the prime minister's resignation on the start of the day.

Intense Criticism Regarding Fresh Cabinet

Lecornu had faced intense backlash from rival parties when he announced a new government that was mostly identical since last month's ousting of his predecessor, his predecessor.

The presented administration was controlled by the president's supporters, leaving the cabinet mostly identical.

Political Criticism

Opposition parties said France's leader had backtracked on the "profound break" with past politics that he had pledged when he took over from the unpopular Bayrou, who was dismissed on 9 September over a planned spending cuts.

Next Government Course

The uncertainty now is whether the president will decide to dissolve parliament and call another snap election.

Jordan Bardella, the president of Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party, said: "There cannot be a return to stability without a fresh vote and the parliament's termination."

He continued, "Evidently the president who determined this cabinet himself. He has failed to comprehend of the current circumstances we are in."

Election Calls

The opposition movement has demanded another election, believing they can boost their seats and presence in the assembly.

The nation has gone through a phase of uncertainty and parliamentary deadlock since the centrist Macron called an inconclusive snap election last year. The assembly remains split between the main groups: the progressive side, the conservative wing and the moderate faction, with no definitive control.

Financial Deadline

A financial plan for next year must be approved within coming days, even though political parties are at loggerheads and Lecornu's tenure ended in less than a month.

No-Confidence Motion

Political groups from the left to conservative wing were to hold gatherings on the start of the week to decide whether or not to support to remove France's leader in a opposition challenge, and it appeared that the administration would collapse before it had even started work. The prime minister reportedly decided to leave before he could be removed.

Ministerial Positions

Nearly all of the big government posts revealed on the night before remained the same, including the legal affairs head as legal affairs leader and arts and heritage leader as arts department head.

The position of financial affairs leader, which is essential as a split assembly struggles to approve a budget, went to the president's supporter, a presidential supporter who had formerly acted as economic sector leader at the start of Macron's second term.

Surprise Selection

In a unexpected decision, the president's political partner, a Macron ally who had served as economy minister for seven years of his presidency, was reappointed to administration as defence minister. This angered politicians across the various parties, who viewed it as a sign that there would be no doubt or change of his corporate-friendly approach.