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LIVE - Political crisis: Sébastien Lecornu at the Élysée Palace to discuss with Emmanuel Macron before speaking this evening

The resigning prime minister, who is finishing consultations with political forces this afternoon and is due to speak on France 2's 8 p.m. news, must meanwhile hold talks with Emmanuel Macron, according to Le Figaro citing a source close to the government.

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Si une VIème République devait naître, quelles seraient ses institutions ?

Depuis juin 2024, la vie politique française vit une crise politique sans fin et la démission surprise de Sebastien Lecornu, 14 h après avoir formé son gouvernement, en est un nouvel exemple frappant....

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Svenska Dagbladet

Hard to see how Macron will get out of this

France's budget crisis has deep roots but has escalated under Macron's presidency. Economist Klas Eklund finds it hard to see a solution but outlines two possible scenarios. 'Both are unpleasant,' he says.

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Le Figaro

Vincent Trémolet de Villers: 'The Twilight of Macronism Told from the Inside'

CHRONICLE — In a well-informed essay that is also a thoughtful meditation on the illusions of politics and the end of power, Louis Hausalter describes the tragic waltz of ambitions against the backdrop of the fall of Macron's presidency.

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The Guardian

Outgoing French PM hopeful for concessions to avoid snap elections

France's caretaker prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, said his talks with party leaders have revealed a willingness to pass a budget by the end of the year and that snap parliamentary elections are now looking less likely. "This willingness creates momentum and convergence, which makes the possibilities of a dissolution more remote," he said in a brief address from the courtyard of Matignon Palace, the prime minister’s residence, in Paris. Continue reading.

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung

The Latest Developments - Government Crisis in France: A New Prime Minister Will Probably Be Appointed No Earlier Than Thursday

The French are in the worst political crisis in decades. How did it come to this? And what happens next? An overview.

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ABC

Le Pen and Mélenchon reject Lecornu's attempts to reach a deal and call for early elections

The two leaders, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, reject all the overtures proposed by Emmanuel Macron and Sébastien Lecornu, insisting they are prepared to veto the 'alternatives' aimed at avoiding early elections. After Lecornu's resignation on Monday, he accepted Macron's penultimate request to negotiate with socialists, centrists, and traditional conservatives on a 'national unity' government. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Lecornu pursued that negotiation with uncertain success. Related article: The French prime minister considers dissolving Parliament 'remote.' Lecornu said in a speech on Wednesday that there is a broad will to pass a budget before year-end. Socialist leader Olivier Faure accepted possible negotiations, hoping to head a governing coalition, calling for revocation of Macron's pension reform, imposed over six years from 2017 to 2023. That socialist acceptance in a 'concentration' government clashes with centrist and right-wing leaders who oppose abandoning the pension reform. Faure's talks with Lecornu were also rejected by Mélenchon, who warned: 'It is regrettable to see the Socialists trying to save Macron's friends, breaking the unity of the left we achieved last year with the New Popular Front project.' LFI spokesperson Mathilde Panot, a close ally of Mélenchon, issued a warning: 'We are ready to vote to censure any government that aims to rescue Macron and the macronists.' Marine Le Pen, heading France's main party, drew the same conclusions from the penultimate negotiations between macronists, centrists, conservatives, and socialists: 'We will table a no-confidence motion against any government that continues Emmanuel Macron's disastrous policies.' The president of the Republic has remained very quiet, awaiting the uncertain result of Lecornu's talks with political forces potentially willing to form a national unity government. Facing the historic crisis he has precipitated with his disastrous decisions over the last eighteen months, Macron may continue trying to form other governments or call early elections. The satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaîné, traditionally well informed, reports that prefects, state representatives at the departmental level, have received an informal directive to prepare early elections by the end of November. We shall see.

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La Repubblica

France, Lecornu speaks at 8 p.m. Left-wing opening, talks underway

In the negotiations to avoid an early vote there is also the possibility of returning to retirement at 62 by overturning the contested Borne law.

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Der Standard

France continues provisionally without a government

Although the government under Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, as long as there is no new one, work must go on, improvising as needed; the world doesn't stop.

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Corriere della Sera

Chaos in France, Macron dodges resignations with a new socialist government? Lecornu to announce tonight | Spread alert

At Matignon, a delegation from the Socialist Party led by Faure said the socialists do not want Macron to resign but are calling for a left-wing prime minister and the suspension of the pension reform.

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Le Monde

Lost in the French political crisis? A chronology to help you find your bearings

From Emmanuel Macron's re-election in spring 2022 to the current political deadlock, a look back at the three years that have disrupted political life in France.

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Le Monde

LIVE: Political crisis — Sébastien Lecornu invited to France 2's '20 heures'; Macron not planning to speak Wednesday evening

While the resigning prime minister is due to speak on the television news, the president's entourage said it would be the 'only expression of the executive' on Wednesday evening. Sébastien Lecornu arrived at the Élysée to brief Emmanuel Macron on discussions held since Monday.

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Kathimerini

France: Hope for political agreement – Probability of early elections is decreasing

France's interim prime minister, Sebastien Lecorni, said there is potential for an agreement on the 2026 budget despite the political crisis plaguing the country, expressing cautious optimism as he continues talks with political parties.

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Handelsblatt

Government crisis: Suspending the pension reform could prevent new elections in France

The resigned Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is negotiating with the Socialists and Republicans for a way out of the government crisis, focusing mainly on Macron's flagship reform.

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Le Figaro

As they leave Matignon, the left-wing parties remain inflexible and defer to Macron

In front of Sébastien Lecornu, the Socialists, Greens and Communists reaffirmed that they demanded the appointment of a left-wing prime minister. They also reiterated that suspending the pension reform was an absolute red line.

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Tages-Anzeiger

France in crisis: The Left wants to govern - is that the way out of the Paris blockade?

Suddenly a possible suspension of Macron's pension reform is on the table. For the socialists, that would be a triumph. The question is only: with whom would they govern?

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To Vima

Lecornu’s bid for consensus grows harder – Meeting with Macron this evening

Critical hours to find a solution to the political deadlock in France, as Sébastien Lecornu meets with the leaders of the left-wing parties – his meeting with Macron tonight.

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NRC

Will France's tax burden be more fairly distributed now that those in power must concede?

Caretaker Prime Minister Lecornu hopes, despite the government collapse, to deliver a state budget on time. He may make concessions to the left, which demands a fairer distribution of taxes.

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El Pais

Lecornu says his contacts with political groups make elections in France unlikely

The outgoing prime minister is considering scrapping the pension reform, one of the most unpopular measures of the 'Macron era', to appease the left.

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Die Presse

The Inevitable End of 'Macronism' [premium]

With the last talks, negotiations and concessions, Sébastien Lecornu, acting on behalf of President Emmanuel Macron, sought a way out of the political crisis. Otherwise, elections or the resignation of the disavowed head of state loom.

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