Reappointed French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu names new cabinet after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron
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France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil.
Lecornu's second government in the space of one month was formalised with 34 ministers on Sunday night. The Cabinet includes several members who served in previous governments, from Macron’s centrist camp and allied conservatives, as well as a few people from outside the political sphere.
Sebastien Lecornu was reappointed prime minister on Friday and has been working to quickly appoint key cabinet members before Monday's budget deadline.
"A mission-driven government has been appointed to provide France with a budget before the end of the year," the French PM wrote on X, thanking the women and men "who are freely committed to this government, regardless of personal or partisan interests".
"Only one thing matters: the interests of the country," he wrote.
The transfers of power will be "sober, without press and without guests," said the Prime Minister office.