{"id":483673,"date":"2025-10-08T19:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483673\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T19:03:12","slug":"macron-could-nominate-new-french-prime-minister-in-next-48-hours-says-outgoing-lecornu-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483673\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron could nominate new French prime minister in next 48 hours, says outgoing Lecornu &#8211; live updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How did we get here? A timelinepublished at 18:04 BST<\/p>\n<p>18:04 BST<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-8kvzjk-Contributor etflsgg2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ebf27bbd-d753-41a8-af95-0eb1095491db.jpg.webp.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"\/><strong>Laura Gozzi<\/strong><br \/>Reporting from Paris<\/p>\n<p>      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"both are standing next to a black car, and are wearing black blazers and white shirts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/269252eb-4337-42ed-9c59-385ded4c5fd6.jpg.webp.webp\"  width=\"1003\" height=\"564\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"\/>Image source, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">June 2024:<\/b> Faced with a bruising defeat for his party at the European Parliament elections, President Macron calls a surprise snap parliamentary election (not a presidential election) which he says will bring \u201cclarity\u201d to the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">July 2024: <\/b>Two rounds of voting result in a hung parliament. The left-wing alliance New Popular Front clinch victory, with Macron\u2019s centrists coming second and pushing Marine Le Pen\u2019s far right National Rally (RN) into third place. But none of the parties win enough seats to form an outright majority, spelling a stalemate &#8211; and trouble ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">September 2024:<\/b> After two months of consultations, Macron appoints conservative Michel Barnier, the former Brexit negotiator, as prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">4 December 2024: <\/b>Barnier\u2019s government collapses after he controversially uses special powers to force through his budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">13 December 2024: <\/b>Centrist Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou is appointed prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">August 2025:<\/b> Bayrou calls a confidence vote on plans for deep budget cuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">8 September: <\/b>Bayrou loses the confidence vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">9 September: <\/b>Macron ally S\u00e9bastien Lecornu is appointed prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">5 October:<\/b> Lecornu unveils his cabinet, which is immediately criticised by several parliamentary factions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">6 October: <\/b>Lecornu resigns after 26 days in post but is asked by Macron to stay on for another two days &#8211; until this evening &#8211; in an attempt to find \u201cstability\u201d for the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">7 October: <\/b>As the clock ticks, Lecornu holds talks with various political parties. He&#8217;s now due to speak to French TV at 20:00 local time (19:00 BST).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How did we get here? 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