Macron drags Lecornu back into office with ‘carte blanche’ to pass a budget

Meet the new prime minister, same as the old prime minister.

French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as head of the French government less than a week after the beleaguered politician announced his resignation.

This time, the president is giving Lecornu “carte blanche” to do whatever is necessary to pass a budget.

“The president of the Republic has appointed Mr. Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister and tasked him with forming a government,” the Élysée Palace announced Friday evening without further elaboration.

French outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu gives a statement on the sidelines of his talks with political parties’ leaders in a bid to form a coalition government, able to pass an austerity budget through parliament, at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on Oct.

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