LONDON — European stocks ticked lower on Tuesday, with all eyes on France after the resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plunged the country into a fresh political crisis.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2% by 8:36 a.m. in London (3:36 a.m. ET), with most sectors and major bourses in the red.

France is firmly in focus this week following Lecornu's surprise departure on Monday, which came just one day after he had appointed a new government cabinet and only 27 days into the job.

In a surprise twist on Monday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron gave Lecornu another 48 hours for "final discussions" with rival parties to try to break the impasse. Lecornu wrote on X that he will report to the president on Wednesday evening on any potential breakthroug

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