French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock.

President Emmanuel Macron had named Lecornu last month to the post, but the largely unchanged Cabinet lineup he unveiled late on Sunday was met with fierce criticism across the political spectrum.

France on Sunday named a new Cabinet, which mostly featured returnees as the government is gripped in a political turmoil. The Prime Minister has reappointed several LR ministers, retained Macronists and recalled Bruno Le Maire and Éric Woerth to the Cabinet.

Sebastien Lecornu has -- in part -- finished putting together his cabinet after mounting pressure and several weeks of intense nationwide protests over his proposed public spending cuts.

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