French President Emmanuel Macron is confronting another massive political headache following the shock resignation of his Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu — after just 27 days in office.

The former defense minister and longtime ally resigned on Monday before he'd even laid out his fledgling government's plans, saying he was unable to lead the center-right minority government after talks with rival parties signalled that they were unwilling to compromise over their respective budget and policy demands.

"Each political party is behaving as if they have their own majority in parliament," Lecornu said, and the "conditions were not fulfilled" to stay in office, according to comments translated by France 24.

The crisis France finds itself in is largely of Macron's making, with the president

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