French President Emmanuel Macron has re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister.

Mr Lecornu resigned from the post on Monday. He has been tasked with forming a new cabinet, Macron's

office said in a statement.

After the announcement on Friday evening, Mr Lecornu said no-one would be able to "avoid the necessity of restoring France's public finances".

He added: "It is my duty to accept the mission entrusted to me by the President to do everything in my power to give France a budget for the end of the year and to respond to the everyday problems of our compatriots.

"We need to put an end to this political crisis, which is exasperating the French people, and to this instability, which is bad for France's image and its interests."

Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right Na

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