Eighth time is the charm?
As we fully expected, political scape artist Emmanuel Macron is clinging to power, ready to burn the French Republic to the ground in order to rule over the ashes.
Even though his last chosen Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu lasted less than a month, and the last cabinet of ministers lasted less than a day, Macron is going to try, try again.
A new prime minister – Macron’s eighth – is to be chosen until Friday.
The presidential office stated that ‘a majority of lawmakers were against holding a snap parliamentary election’.
Lecornu has met with establishment political leaders in an effort to overcome the crisis.
France’s outgoing prime minister said he made progress in negotiations with the country’s parliamentary groups and expects President Macron to be in a position to name a new premier in the next 48 hours. @CarolineConnan explains https://t.co/ofAJy8zTzA pic.twitter.com/8qj5ZYgypJ
— Bloomberg (@business) October 8, 2025
Reuters reported:
“’A majority of deputies oppose dissolution (of parliament); a platform for stability exists; a path is possible to adopt a budget by December 31’, the Elysee presidential office said, citing Lecornu’s conclusions.
‘On this basis, the President of the Republic will appoint a Prime Minister within the next 48 hours’.”
French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister in the next 48 hours, his office said on October 8, adding that a majority of lawmakers were against holding a snap parliamentary election amid France’s worst crisis in decades https://t.co/GMVYv2WjS0 pic.twitter.com/RSet2NoMpg
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 9, 2025
Lecornu wouldn’t say who that eighth prime minister could be – it’s up to Macron to decide.
“’I feel a path is still possible’, Lecornu said of efforts to find a deal to adopt a 2026 budget and give France, the euro zone’s second-largest economy, some financial stability.”
Striking a deal will be difficult, but Lecornu believes that the prospects of a snap parliamentary election are receding.
“’I told the President of the Republic … that I believe the situation allows for him to appoint a prime minister in the next 48 hours’, Lecornu said.”
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