London : France has plunged into another political crisis after its prime minister quit after 27 days in the job, sparking demands for President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap election to break years of deadlock in parliament.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned just 14 hours after appointing a new cabinet that was meant to overcome divisions on the best ways to repair a federal budget that is €3.3 trillion – almost $6 trillion – in debt.

Lecornu, the country’s fifth prime minister in two years and a centrist who is loyal to Macron, blamed the negotiations with parties of the left and right for refusing to create the foundations for a stable budget and government.

The right-wing National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, demanded Macron resign or call an immediate parliamentary electi

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