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New PM Lecornu scraps holiday cuts as he seeks fresh start for France’s budget

France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu arrives for a meeting at the Interdepartmental Crisis Management Operational Centre at the Hotel de Beauvau in Paris on 10 September 2025. AFP - THIBAUD MORITZ

France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has moved quickly to change course, scrapping a deeply unpopular measure regarding the cutting of public holidays and promising a fresh approach to the 2026 budget.

Since taking office on Wednesday, Sébastien Lecornu is wasting no time in trying to stamp his mark on his leadership of the French government.

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