Sébastien Lecornu has been named as France’s new prime minister, but France’s LGBTQ+ community may be feeling less than enthused about the appointment given his past opposition to gay marriage

On Tuesday (9 September), French president Emmanuel Macron named loyalist Lecornu as prime minister.

The appointment of Lecornu, who rallied behind Macron’s 2017 presidential run, is a clear indicator that Macron will defy expectations of swaying centre left in a bid to broaden his minority government.

As reported by Reuters, the 39-year-old has become Macron’s fifth prime minister in less than two years after parliament ousted Francois Bayrou on Monday over his plans to tame the country’s crippling debt.

As noted by the BBC , France’s public debt hit €3.3tn (£2.8tn) earlier this year and represe

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