"Many of those who have fuelled division and speculation have not risen to the moment, Macron said of French opposition parties, as he arrived in Egypt on Monday to attend a summit on Gaza. He said rival political forces were solely responsible for this chaos after they instigated the destabilisation of the prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu. Lecornu, a Macron ally, held his first meeting with France's new government."
"New arrivals included Jean-Pierre Farandou, who headed the state-run railway, SNCF, and is now labour minister. Laurent Nunez, who served as a junior minister in the interior ministry during the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protests of 2018 and 2019, was appointed to the key post of interior minister. He had recently served as Paris police chief, where he had been responsible for the policing of last year's Olympic Games."
"It is France's second government in a week: Lecornu's first government collapsed after only 14 hours amid backlash over a lack of fresh faces, and he dramatically resigned last Monday. Lecornu was then reappointed by Macron on Friday night and quickly assembled a new administration on Sunday. How long will it last? several regional newspapers asked, including La Provence in the south and La Republique du Centre."
Emmanuel Macron accused rival political parties of fueling instability and rejected calls for his resignation while travelling to Egypt for a Gaza summit. He held opposition forces responsible for instigating the destabilisation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. Lecornu convened his first meeting after appointing a mixed cabinet of centrist stalwarts and civil service and civil society figures. New ministers include Jean-Pierre Farandou as labour minister and Laurent Nunez as interior minister. Lecornu's initial government collapsed after 14 hours amid backlash over a lack of fresh faces, prompting his resignation and rapid reappointment to assemble a new administration. Parliament remains divided among the left, far right and centre with no clear majority.
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