A little less than four weeks after being appointed as France's fifth prime minister in under two years, Sebastien Lecornu caved into opposition heat and quit.

Macron's office added that a majority of lawmakers were against holding a snap parliamentary election amid France's worst crisis in decades.

Lecornu's abrupt resignation plunges France into a deeper political crisis and leaves French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.View on euronews

France's outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday that President Emmanuel Macron could name a new head of government within 48 hours, following his resignation earlier this week.

America is not the only Western democracy mired in a political crisis brought on by the brinksmanship of feckless politicos. Americans can find company in their misery among the French, who have seen four prime ministers come and go in the past 18 months.

PARIS (Reuters) -Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has proposed to focus talks with other politicians on the budget and the future of New Caledonia, Lecornu's office said on Tuesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government full of familiar faces on Sunday as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis. The new cabinet lineup was unveiled nearly a