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Husamettin Dogan was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a drugging and rape trial

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.

French president requests Sébastien Lecornu stay on for 48 hours after he quit complaining of ‘egos’

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to hold final talks with political parties to find a way out of the political crisis by Wednesday evening. The decision came hours after Lecornu handed his resignation as prime minister less than a month into the job.

Sebastien Lecornu handed his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning

French president Emmanuel Macron has accepted his resignation

Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar will head into his final two races of the season on Tuesday and Saturday boasting the coup of becoming the first man in a decade to claim the world and European road race crown in the same season.

French Republicans (LR) party boss Bruno Retailleau is set to chair a meeting of his top politicians on Monday morning after lashing out at the newly appointed cabinet of prime minister Sébastian Lecornu over its failure to present fresh faces to tackle France's financial crisis.

Husamettin Dogan, the only man left appealing his conviction for sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot, is hoping to rid himself of the label of rapist when he steps back into court in France on Monday.

The France World Cup 2026 squad will look to go one better than the runners-up from four years before

Amid protests, Lecornu finalised the cabinet with Bruno Le Maire as the armed forces minister. President Macron's allies retain posts, and a general policy speech is awaited.