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Macron and his fleet of fleeting PMs: Is France’s master of the clocks running out of time?

France’s president faces mounting pressure after the resignation of a third prime minister in just one year, with no clear path out of political deadlock and calls for his early exit growing louder

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Once hailed as a “democratic revolution,” Emmanuel Macron’s France is now on political and economic quicksand. With seven prime ministers since 2017, record debt at 114% of GDP, and public spending at 57%, the French welfare state is bursting—but hollow in the middle. Macron’s gamble to dissolve parliament in 2024 created a three-way stalemate, while decades of subsidies and rigid labor laws have slowed growth. Protests rage, rural France feels abandoned, and Parisians demand change. So what happens next?

Macron under pressure to quit as political crisis deepens in France

Macron, president since 2017, has been battling the worst domestic political crisis of his presidency after the shock resignation on Monday of his seventh prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu

Explosions near French PM’s office trigger fire, day after Lecornu’s sudden resignation

Witnesses heard three loud explosions near Hotel de Matignon, where Lecornu had been scheduled to hold meetings following his resignation, according to a report

Yet another PM resigns in France. Can President Emmanuel Macron restore stability?

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned just a month after taking office. The development comes as Emmanuel Macron, who has insisted he will serve out his term as president till 2027, struggles to find an option who can bring together a divided parliament. But what happens next in France?

Why are wealthy nations struggling with debt?

Debt levels are on the rise across the globe with some of the world’s wealthiest and most developed nations struggling to balance the books. France, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom are facing crushing levels of debt compared to their GDP. But why is this? What happened?

In a twist, French PM Lecornu gets last chance to save government

In a twist, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who had resigned yesterday, has got another chance at saving his government.

Another French PM resigns: Will President Macron survive the political crisis?

Sebastien Lecornu has become the shortest-lived prime minister in modern French history after resigning just after a month of his appointment. A close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, he stepped down hours after announcing a new Cabinet on Sunday. Lecornu was the seventh PM to serve under Macron’s presidency since 2017. But why did he resign? Will the president come out unscathed from the political crisis gripping the nation?

France loses another PM, and the markets lose it too

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned amid France's political gridlock, shaking markets and increasing pressure on Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly or seek drastic solutions

‘I was ready to compromise’: Outgoing French PM Lecornu blasts partisan squabbling for govt’s collapse

In his speech after resignation, outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said that he was willing to compromise but every party wanted others to adopt its agenda completely. He blamed partisan squabbling for not allowing conditions to remain in office.