The new French prime minister, SĂŠbastien Lecornu, has promised a âprofound breakâ with past politics as he took over from the unpopular centrist François Bayrou.
According to The Guardian, the 39-year-old, who said âhumilityâ was the key approach, now faces the difficult task of gaining enough support from Franceâs divided parliament to pass a budget if he is to avoid being swiftly ousted in the same way as Bayrou, and before him, the rightwing Michel Barnier, who only lasted three months.
âWe will get there ⌠no path is impossible,â Lecornu said on Wednesday.
Lecornu is the third French prime minister in only one year as the country has gone through a period of instability and political crisis since the centrist president, Emmanuel Macron, called an inconclusive snap election last year.
The parliament remains divided between the three blocs: the left, the far right and the centre, with no clear majority. A budget for next year must be agreed within the coming weeks, even though the political parties are at loggerheads.
