French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen Sebastien Lecornu, his defense minister and trusted ally, as the new prime minister, contradicting predictions of a leftward shift. This decision follows Francois Bayrou’s resignation from the prime ministerial position after losing a confidence vote concerning his proposed budget reductions.
France is facing a political storm after Prime Minister François Bayrou was voted out of office. He lost a no-confidence vote in the national assembly with 364 lawmakers voting against him and only 194 were in his favour.
