Tag: Sebastien Lecornu
French PM to suspend Macron’s flagship pension reform
By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel RosePARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised on Tuesday to suspend a…
France’s budget built on shaky ground, fiscal watchdog warns
PARIS (Reuters) -The French government's 2026 budget plans are based on rosy economic assumptions and its belt-tightening measures…
Embattled French PM faces clutch day in parliament
Embattled French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will give a high-stakes speech Tuesday to a deeply divided parliament, a…
French presidency unveils new cabinet as budget pressure intensifies
By Elizabeth Pineau and Mathieu RosemainPARIS (Reuters) -The French presidency announced Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's new cabinet line-up…
Macron’s France now has a new Cabinet. It will face an uphill battle to end the political crisis
PARIS (AP) — France’s newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces…
French PM Lecornu meets with Macron as budget deadline looms
By Elizabeth Pineau and Mathieu RosemainPARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with President Emmanuel Macron on…
French PM Lecornu, Macron’s ‘soldier monk’, steels himself for budget battle
By Michel RosePARIS (Reuters) -When Sebastien Lecornu gave his first prime-time TV interview hours after resigning as French…
Reappointed French PM scrambles to form government
Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more…
France’s Macron reappoints former prime minister Lecornu as PM
By Elizabeth PineauPARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, reappointing him…
France’s Macron to name PM to end political gridlock
French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government to lift the country…
Outgoing French PM sees new premier named in next 48 hours
Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who intensified a political crisis by resigning earlier this week, said Wednesday…
We could have new PM in 48 hours
PARIS (Reuters) -French caretaker Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday that President Emmanuel Macron could be in…