France in fresh political crisis as PM Lecornu quits after 26 days
France is facing further political chaos after the country's latest prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned after just 26 days in the role.
Hours after quitting, Lecornu accepted a request from French President Emmanuel Macron to work on a plan for the "stability for the country" by Wednesday evening.
That unexpected twist capped a day of political upheaval which saw stocks fall sharply on the Paris exchange amid concerns over the political parties' ability to tackle the country's economic woes.
Lecornu's shock resignation on Monday morning came the day after he unveiled his cabinet, and made him the third French PM to leave office since last December.
His ministerial line-up had been fiercely criticised across the board by parties in the National Assembly, which threatened...