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Reappointed French PM Scrambles to form Government

This is Beirut, 11/10 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier, Sebastien Lecornu, to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days. In a move that drew sharp criticism, President Emmanuel Macron reinstated Lecornu late Friday evening, just four days after his resignation and ...

Macron Reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM

This is Beirut, 10/10 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position, just four days after Lecornu gave his resignation. "The president of the republic has nominated Mr Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister and has tasked him with forming a government," the Elysee Palace said in a ...

Outgoing French PM Sees New Premier Named in Next 48 Hours

This is Beirut, 08/10 23:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister within the next 48 hours, his office said on Wednesday, after the resignation of outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis. Lecornu told French TV in an interview earlier that he expected a new premier to be named, rather than early ...

France's Macron Under Pressure to Produce Working Government

This is Beirut, 08/10 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The clock ticked down Wednesday for France's President Emmanuel Macron to find an exit from his worst domestic crisis, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign. Macron, who has been in power since 2017, has failed to lift the country out of political deadlock after snap elections last year ended in a hung parliament ...

Lecornu: Macron's Discreet 'Loyal Soldier'

This is Beirut, 09/09 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sebastien Lecornu, named Tuesday as France's new prime minister, has served as defense minister for over three years during much of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is seen as a deeply loyal, if discreet, ally of President Emmanuel Macron. Still just 39, Lecornu has been one of the few faces of continuity in the French cabinet at a time of ...

Macron Names Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu New Prime Minister

This is Beirut, 09/09 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister and his close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days. In choosing Lecornu, 39, to replace Francois Bayrou as the seventh premier of his mandate, Macron has plumped for one of his closest allies ...

France Reaffirms Support for UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-14 22:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On Monday, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu affirmed his country’s continued support for UN peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), saying they are "meant to stay." This announcement comes two days before a meeting of European nations contributing to the mission. "The day the weapons fall silent, there ...

French Defense Minister in Armenia Amid Tensions With Azerbaijan

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-22 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French Minister of Defense Sébastien Lecornu is traveling to Yerevan on February 22 and 23 to strengthen the defense relationship between the two countries. France and Armenia have been forging closer ties on security issues since October 2023. French Minister of Defense Sebastien Lecornu is traveling to Armenia on Thursday for a two-day visit ...

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