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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned from his post in less than a month. He is the fourth Prime Minister in the last one and a half years who has resigned from his post. When President Emmanuel Macron was elected in 2017, he was considered a symbol of peace and stability. As the first centrist President of the Fifth Republic of France, Macron had gathered huge support through his new political party ‘La Republique en Marche’, which included many new political faces. This stability was visible in the first year.
Macron had defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the second round of presidential elections and his supporters had fallen silent. The opposition was limited, but now Macron is no longer a Prime Minister, he is not able to pass any important law and the demand for resignation is increasing.
Emmanuel Macron’s troubles started from 2018
Problems for Macron began in 2018, when Gilet John (Yellow Jacket movement) protested against rising fuel prices and his economic plans. After this came the Covid pandemic, which was a completely different challenge from Macron’s predecessors. In 2022, Marine Le Pen again reached the second round of elections and this time her competition was much tougher than in 2017.
To give a new twist to the political situation of France, in 2024, Macron appointed Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, who became the youngest Prime Minister of the country. But this effort proved unsuccessful and Macron’s party faced a massive defeat in the European elections of June 2024.
The deadlock increased in the National Assembly of France
Subsequently, Macron called snap elections in July 2024 to deliver a strong response to his political opponents, especially Marine Le Pen’s party Rassemblement National. This resulted in a deadlock in the French National Assembly, where no major political party failed to win a majority.
What did Sebastian Lecornu say while resigning from the post of PM?
After this, there were many changes one after the other in the post of Prime Minister. After Gabriel Attal, Michel Barnier and François Barrou, Sébastien Lecornu was finally appointed Prime Minister. But he too was forced to resign in less than a month, citing that the lack of agreement between various parties in Parliament had made it impossible to function.
This political instability in France has deepened for some time. Recent Blocks Tau! (Stop everything) The protest movement has brought large parts of the country to a standstill and caused massive disruption to traffic.
France’s political condition is not good
The political situation now reminds us of the period in France when the country had to face defeat from the Nazis. The ongoing reports of corruption, scams and allegations against royal political officials have made the situation even more serious. Recently, both former President Nicolas Sarkozy and Marine Le Pen have been convicted on corruption charges.
Now, Macron may have to look to young leaders for the future. They can put forward a leader like Gabriel Attal, who can work with both the left and the right, but this is bound to slow down their economic reforms. Or, Macron may have to move to another election in which all the major candidates will be young and free from the taint of past corruption. Be it the far-right’s Jordan Bardella, La France Insoumi’s Mathilde Pannot or Atal, all the major political players will be under the age of 40.
Demand for resignation against Macron may intensify in France
While playing his role on the world stage, Macron will have to hope that his supporters will be successful in bringing together a leftist coalition. If this does not happen, then the wait for the next two years may be long and if no solution is found then the demand for resignation against Macron may become more intense.
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