In an encore of events barely a month ago, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his new cabinet handed in their resignations on Monday (October 6), the presidential palace announced.

The announcement comes 14 hours after the cabinet was sworn in, and met with swift and fierce criticism across the political spectrum, especially by members of parties within the governing coalition.

It was virtually identical to that of his predecessor, François Bayrou, who resigned last month after losing a confidence vote that saw the government collapse and a political crisis.

Lecornu, who was sworn in on September 9, is now the shortest-serving Prime Minister since 1958, having served only 27 days. He was also the fifth Prime Minister in two years under Macron, whose second term in office has

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