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Speaking: Sweetcornpresident of french Emmanuel Macron rejected opposition wants his resignationHe insisted that he would remain in office to preserve the country’s stability.
“Never forget that the task set by the French people is to serve, to serve and to serve, to answer the questions of ordinary French people and to do everything possible for the independence of France,” Macron told reporters in Sharm el-Sheikh. “That’s all that matters. The rest is the government’s job … I will continue to ensure stability,” he added.
Macron He also harshly criticized his opponents, accusing them of fueling the current unrest. “Political forces trying to destabilize the Prime Minister Lecornu “They are solely responsible for the feeling of confusion in France,” he said.
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France’s political crisis entered a volatile new phase after the prime minister Sébastien Lecornu He announced his new government on Sunday night, just two days after his reappointment.
The reshuffle, which was intended to steady the ship after the chaotic collapse of the first cabinet last week, has instead reignited tensions across the political spectrum and left the president Emmanuel Macron He faces the biggest test of his second term.
far right leader Marine Le Pen declared that he was National Rally The party and its allies will take action to overthrow the government by announcing a motion of no confidence in the parliament. he insisted Macron to solve National Assembly and call for new elections “to allow the French people to express themselves and elect a new majority for change.”
Mathilde PanotThe leader of the left-wing France Unbowed said his party had introduced its own motion of no-confidence that would “bring down Lecornu’s new government”.
“The country has no time to waste,” he added. “Lecornu will fall and Macron will follow.”
The threat puts more pressure on the administration, which is already struggling to contain authority Lecornu’s A wave of anger over his record short tenure and cabinet picks.
The turmoil coincides with another shocking moment for France’s political establishment: former president Nicolas Sarkozy He will learn today when he will start serving his prison sentence for corruption.
Macron However, he will be busy joining the European leaders heading to Egypt today. Gaza peace summit Sharm el-Sheikh. president of french will attend Keir Starmer, Giorgia Meloni, Pedro Sánchez together with Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will discuss the ‘peace summit’ in Gaza.
I’ll bring all the reactions here.
His Monday, 13 October 2025I Matthew Pearceand this Europe Live.
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