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International Business Times
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Reappointed French PM Scrambles To Form Government

Far-right National Rally party leader Jordan Bardella (L) called the reappointment a 'bad joke' (Credit: AFP)

Pressure mounted Saturday on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.

In a move that drew sharp criticism, President Emmanuel Macron reinstated Lecornu late Friday evening, just four days after his resignation and the collapse of a government that survived only 14 hours.

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