Emmanuel Macron's position as president is coming under increasing pressure as France's political crisis escalates.

The abrupt resignation of his prime minister on Monday — Macron's fourth in more than a year of almost ceaseless political upheaval — puts the French leader in a bind.

“The conditions were not fulfilled for me to carry out my function as prime minister,” Lecornu said in a statement blaming “partisan appetites” for his rapid downfall.

France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu handed his resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Monday after only 27 days in the role.

His resignation was unexpected and unprecedented and marked another major deepening of France’s political crisis.

France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis and leaving French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.

Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is starting two days of last-ditch talks on Tuesday with members of various parties, a day after his shock resignation, in an effort to find a way out ...

After weeks of consultations with political parties across the board, Lecornu, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macro Macron, on Sunday appointed his ministers, and the cabinet had been set to hold ...

France coach Didier Deschamps is awaiting a further update from his medical staff on Kylian Mbappé's ankle injury ahead of World Cup qualifiers. Mbappé limped off late in the second half of Real Madrid's 3-1 win against Villarreal on Saturday.