French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reinstated Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, a decision that drew sharp criticism from political rivals who vowed to reject the reformed government in an upcoming vote.

Macron, 47, will hope loyalist Lecornu can draw enough support from a deeply divided parliament to pass a 2026 budget. Faced with France’s worst political crisis in decades, many of Macron’s rivals have demanded he either call fresh parliamentary elections or resign.

The immediate reaction to Lecornu’s appointment from the far right and hard left was scathing, suggesting his second stint as prime minister will be no easier than his first, which ended on Monday when he resigned after just 27 days in office.

“The Lecornu II government, appoi

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