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French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after 27 days of being in office. With only 14 hours between the appointment of ministers and his resignation, Lecornu becomes the shortest-serving Prime Minister in French history.
2025-10-6

French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu announces his first batch of minister appointments, including former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as armed forces minister, while facing a potential no-confidence vote in parliament.
2025-10-5

Between 500,000, according to French authorities, and one million people, according to the unions, manifest or participate in labour strikes across France, to protest against austerity politics planned by President Emmanuel Macron, and to pressure him to finally choose a prime minister representative of the 2024 French legislative election results.
2025-09-20

Sébastien Lecornu is sworn in as Prime Minister of France after previous prime minister François Bayrou failed a confidence vote on September 8.
2025-09-10

French prime minister François Bayrou formally submits his resignation after losing a vote of confidence in the National Assembly the day before. President Emmanuel Macron appoints Sébastien Lecornu as the new prime minister.
2025-09-9

French president Emmanuel Macron announces that France will recognize Palestine as a state starting September, citing reasons such as an immediate end to the war and helping the humanitarian crisis.
2025-07-24

Following the collapse of the Barnier government, French President Emmanuel Macron announces a new center-right, minority coalition Government led by François Bayrou as new Prime Minister.
2024-12-23

Nationwide protests against Emmanuel Macron's appointment of Michel Barnier as the new prime minister break out in 130 cities and towns across France, with left-wing coalition New Popular Front claiming that Macron stole the election.
2024-09-7

French President Emmanuel Macron approves the resignation request of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who will continue to serve as head of the transitional caretaker government.
2024-07-16

French prime minister Élisabeth Borne resigns at the request of French president Emmanuel Macron amid political turmoil over immigration reform.
2024-01-8