France's Macron reappoints Lescure as finance minister amid budget turmoil


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  • Monday, 13 Oct 2025

Member of parliament Roland Lescure of the Ensemble pour la Republique (EPR) parliamentary group, speaks as he attends a political rally of the Renaissance party in Saint-Denis near Paris, France, April 6, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

PARIS (Reuters) -The French presidency announced Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's new cabinet line-up on Sunday, reappointing Roland Lescure, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, as finance minister.

Lecornu's last government lasted just 14 hours. Lescure takes over the finance ministry at a time the government is under intense pressure to steer a budget for 2026 through a deeply divided parliament.

(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain; editing by Richard Lough)

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