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French President Emmanuel Macron has tasked outgoing premier S\u00e9bastien Lecornu with seeking a way out of the country’s crisis following Lecornu’s surprise resignation on Monday.<\/p>\n
The \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace said Macron had asked Lecornu, who continues as caretaker premier, to conduct the last-ditch negotiations by Wednesday evening aimed at establishing a framework to ensure stability.<\/p>\n
Lecornu posted on X in response: “At the request of the president, I have said that I am ready to conduct final talks with the political forces to ensure the stability of the country.”<\/p>\n
He added that he would inform Macron on Wednesday evening whether this was possible, “so that he can draw all the necessary conclusions from it.”<\/p>\n
The Le Figaro newspaper reported, citing sources close to the president, that Macron would accept responsibility should these final negotiations fail.<\/p>\n
The president recently ruled out resigning, but he could dissolve parliament and call fresh elections.<\/p>\n
His decision to do so last year is seen as causing the current crisis, as it resulted in strengthening the far-left and the far-right forces in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n