Macron names Sebastien Lecornu as France’s new Prime Minister amid political crisis

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu as his fifth Prime Minister in the space of two years.

It comes after Francois Bayrou was sensationally ousted in a confidence motion yesterday.

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France’s Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu leaves the National AssemblyCredit: AFP

The new Prime Minister will now be tasked with forming a government amid France’s burgeoning debt crisis.

A close ally of President Macron, Lecornu will now face the unenviable task of forming a government amid a deeply divided parliament.

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