Macron searches for France's sixth prime minister in under two years


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  • Thursday, 09 Oct 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron waits for the arrival of a guest at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday searching for his sixth prime minister in under two years, hoping his next pick can steer a budget through a legislature riven by crisis.

Macron's office said late on Wednesday he would appoint a new prime minister within 48 hours, after outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu held two days of talks to seek a way out of France's worst political crisis in decades.

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