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France's New PM Resigns After Less Than Month In Office

Lecornu survived less than one month (Credit: AFP)

France's new prime minister resigned on Monday after less than a month in office, sinking the country further into a political crisis and dealing a fresh blow to President Emmanuel Macron.

"Mr Sebastien Lecornu has submitted the resignation of his government to the president of the republic (Macron), which he accepted," the French presidency said in a terse statement.

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