French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday began searching for his sixth prime minister in less than two years, aiming to find a leader capable of guiding the budget through a legislature beset by crisis.

Macron’s office said on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, after outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held two days of talks to seek a way out of France’s worst political crisis in decades.

The political paralysis has made it deeply challenging to pass a belt-tightening budget, demanded by investors increasingly worried by France’s yawning deficit.

“The question that is posed today is whether there are enough people who are responsible,” government spokesperson Aurore Berge told RTL radio. “I think this is the last chance.”

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