France: Macron appoints Sebastien Lecornu as new prime minister

Milan, 9 September (LaPresse) – Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sebastien Lecornu as the new French Prime Minister, replacing Francois Bayrou, who has resigned. This was reported by “Le Figaro”, citing an official statement from the Élysée Palace. Macron has ‘tasked’ his new Prime Minister Lecornu with “consulting” the ‘political forces represented in Parliament,’ the Élysée Palace said. This is ‘in order to adopt the national budget and build the agreements essential for decisions in the coming months.’ Only after these discussions will Lecornu propose a government to the president.