France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Wednesday she would thwart all action by any new government, throwing into doubt Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s ability to solve the country’s deepening political crisis with a coalition cabinet.

President Emmanuel Macron is facing the worst domestic crisis of his mandate, with the clock ticking down to a deadline Wednesday evening for a working government to be formed.

Macron has to decide whether to appoint another prime minister or dissolve the lower house of parliament and call new legislative elections.

Lecornu, who resigned in a shock move on Monday, arrived at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday evening to report to Macron on his efforts to find cross-party compromise to pull the country out of the crisis.

He is set to interviewed on F

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