Four days after he resigned as prime minister, Lecornu is returning to the post.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, days after he stepped down from the same post.
Lecornu, 39, whose resignation was accepted on Monday just weeks after he took office, is now tasked with forming a new cabinet, Macron’s office said in a statement on Friday.
His return is a surprise move after the president and political parties held days of negotiations aimed at ending a political impasse in the country.
“I accept – out of duty – the mission entrusted to me by the President of the Republic to do everything possible to provide France with a budget by the end of the year and to address the daily life issues
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