France’s Prime Minister Lecornu Resigns
Sébastien Lecornu's resignation makes him the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic.
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned following less than a month in office. Lecornu replaced his predecessor, Francois Bayrou, on September 9 to become France’s fourth prime minister in a year during a prolonged period of political instability. His resignation makes him the shortest-serving prime minister in the history of the Fifth Republic, which started in 1958. Lecornu was…