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France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu handed his resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Monday after just 27 days in the role.
The president's move comes following Sébastien Lecornu's resignation just 14 hours after his appointment, plunging France into another political crisis.
French president Emmanuel Macron has called for an urgent plan for stability after the resignation his prime minister triggered a surge in borrowing costs.
France has now lost its fourth prime minister in little over a year, and Mr Lecornu becomes the shortest-serving prime minister under the Fifth Republic. A messy situation is fast turning into a crisis,
His resignation was unexpected and unprecedented, having just been appointed in September. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.