Former French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is scheduled to make a statement from Matignon at 10:45 AM UTC today, October 6th, following his resignation just 27 days after taking office. His government's tenure lasted less than three hours, making him the shortest-serving Prime Minister in the Fifth Republic's history. Lecornu cited "partisan appetites" and "presidential" ambitions as reasons for his departure, according to a statement shared via AFP on X at approximately 9:34 AM UTC. Lecornu's rapid resignation plunges France into further political instability, occurring after Jordan Bardella called for the dissolution of the National Assembly and 104 deputies filed a motion to dismiss President Emmanuel Macron. Observers have described the swift collapse of Lecornu's government as an "implosion of macronism," as reported by BFMTV. Departing ministers are reportedly eligible for severance pay totaling around €500,000, with individual amounts around €28,000 gross each, according to a decree published Sunday. BFMTV also reported that Lecornu had invited his ministers to Matignon for a meeting at 1:00 PM UTC. In unrelated news, a hypothetical poll on voting intentions for the first round of French legislative elections was shared on X by @FrenchDispatch. Separately, The Telegraph reported on the Netherlands "fuelling" Europe's child abuse emergency, with the article linked via their X account. President Donald Trump was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2024.
