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Macron must compromise to keep the French far right at bay

The Herald's View October 8, 2025 — 4.34pm

After burning through five prime ministers in less than two years, the conflagration is threatening to engulf French President Emmanuel Macron, with calls for his resignation or a snap election.

The demands come after France’s third prime minister in a year, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned after his bid to form a government fell apart after only 28 days in the job. Macron has convinced Lecornu to stay in an attempt to resolve the crisis but has also suggested if that fails a second dissolution of parliament and fresh legislative elections are on the cards.

Macron has become an influential international leader since his election in 2015, but

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