French President Emmanuel Macron grapples with a political crisis after France’s prime minister Lecornu resigns a day after forming his government.

The political crisis engulfing French President Emmanuel Macron deepened on Monday as his Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in the role and just a day after unveiling a new government, which was met with widespread criticism in the National Assembly for not representing a significant enough change.

The announcement from the French president came after last-ditch talks held by Sébastien Lecornu, France’s departing prime minister, who said most parties wanted to avoid snap elections.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he’ll name a new prime minister by Friday evening, having for the time being avoided the need to call a snap election that would have deepened the political chaos in France.

Sebastien Lecornu had tendered his government's resignation only hours after announcing his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in modern French history.

Macron has no good cards left and appears to be playing for time as France’s political and economic crisis escalates.

French PM Sébastien Lecornu resigned just hours after his Cabinet was formed, citing political parties' failure to negotiate.

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Hours after his latest prime minister was forced to resign — unable to form a cabinet that lasted more than a day — French President Emmanuel Macron was spotted walking alone by the Seine in the chilly autumn morning.