Sebastien Lecornu

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced that the controversial pension reform, which sought to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, has been suspended until January 2028. Speaking to the National Assembly, Lecornu said the…

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned just 27 days after taking office, making him the shortest-serving prime minister in the Fifth Republic’s history. Lecornu, appointed by President Emmanuel Macron after François Bayrou’s…

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed former Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister after François Bayrou’s government collapsed in a failed confidence vote. Lecornu took office at a ceremony in Matignon, pledging…