French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as the Prime Minister on Friday (October 10), days after the latter had tendered his resignation and earned the dubious distinction of the shortest tenure.

“The president of the Republic has appointed Mr Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister and tasked him with forming a government,” the Elysée Palace said without providing further details.

In a social media post, Lecornu announced that he had accepted the responsibility “out of duty”. “We must put an end to this political crisis that exasperates the French people and to this instability that is harmful to France’s image and its interests,” he added.

The announcement, made at an emergency all-party meeting held by the president earlier that day, came as a shock to the leftist

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