On October 6th, 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron tasked Sébastien Lecornu with establishing an "action and stability platform" by Wednesday evening, following Lecornu's resignation as Minister of the Armed Forces and his prior, brief tenure as Prime Minister. This announcement comes amid ongoing political instability in France and reports of potential threats to NATO. Lecornu stated he accepted the request to conduct final discussions with political forces for the country's stability and would report back to Macron by Wednesday evening. This development follows Lecornu's resignation earlier in the day after his government served less than three hours, making him the shortest-serving Prime Minister in French history. He cited "partisan appetites" and "presidential" ambitions as reasons for his departure. In response to the ongoing crisis, the National Rally (RN) announced that it has committed to a "systematic censorship of any government," a priori, regardless of its composition, including any potential "Lecornu Government 2." Participants told BFMTV that Marine Le Pen is "not sensitive to rehearsal comic." President Macron was reportedly seen alone on Parisian quays following the resignation of Sébastien Lecornu. According to BFMTV alerts, Macron "will take responsibility" in the event of a failure of Lecornu's "final negotiations." The political crisis has spurred emergency meetings among various parties, including environmentalists, the Republicans, the National Rally, and the French Communist Party, to address the nation's "exceptional situation." In related international security news, European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius revealed that German Intelligence has obtained evidence of discussions within the Kremlin regarding a potential attack on NATO. It remains unknown if these are merely discussions or if preparations for direct conflict are actively being made. Previous reports indicated that departing ministers were eligible for severance pay totaling around €500,000, with individual amounts approximately €28,000 gross each. BFMTV had previously reported that Lecornu had invited his ministers to Matignon for a meeting at 1:00 PM UTC, prior to his resignation on October 6th, 2025. Voting intentions for the 2027 presidential election released by Ifop show Jordan Bardella leading with 34% of intentions, followed by Raphaël Glucksmann at 14%, Jean-Luc Mélenchon at 13%, Bruno Retailleau at 12%, and Gabriel Attal at 10%.
