Less Than Four Weeks as French Prime Minister

France is once again plunged into a political crisis. On the evening of the 6th, Le Corni posted on social media, stating that he was tasked by Macron to engage in two days of "final negotiations" with various political parties to safeguard national stability. He will report the negotiation results to Macron on the evening of the 8th, and Macron will make necessary decisions based on this.

In a speech after his resignation, Le Corni said that he had been communicating with representatives from various political parties and sectors of society, hoping to pass next year's fiscal budget and social security budget at the National Assembly level. He had been prepared to "compromise" with the opposition parties, but the opposition "ignored" the progress of the negotiations, focusing solely on partisan struggles for the 2027 presidential election and completely disregarding national interests. Given that the current conditions are "not met," he could no longer continue as Prime Minister.

French media pointed out that the trigger for Le Corni's sudden resignation was the strong criticism from the opposition following the announcement of the first list of members for the new government on the evening of the 5th. This list also caused significant divisions within the government and the ruling coalition.

Most key ministerial positions in the new government member list were retained, with only changes in positions such as the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Economy and Finance. The newly appointed Minister of Defense is Le Maire, the former finance minister who has been widely criticized by the opposition. Both the far-right National Rally leader Bardella and the far-left "France Unbowed" leader Mélenchon pointed out that the new government members are merely a "continuation" of the previous government with no substantive differences and threatened to impeach the government during this week's National Assembly session.

More "fatally," the retained Chairman of the Republicans and Interior Minister Bruno Le Maire stated that Le Corni's appointment list clearly violated previous promises made to the Republicans, namely a "break" with the previous government. Le Maire hinted that he would leave the government.

Minor factions within the ruling coalition, such as the Democratic Movement and the unaffiliated union, were also extremely dissatisfied with the list, believing it strengthened the president's party at the expense of ally interests. They explicitly stated their intention to withdraw from the ruling coalition.