“The President of France chose his long -time ally, who will attempt to push through the budget in a divided parliament” – writes Bloomberg.
The agency reminds you that Sebastien Lecorn, who was the Minister of Defense in the previous office, will become the fifth prime minister of the country in two years. The previous two prime ministers were dismissed after trying to push through the budget, which was to significantly reduce France's deficit, the largest in the euro area.
“Legislators from the entire political spectrum – in particular from the far -right national movement and the left -wing group of France Unbowed – rejected the continuation of Macron's policy and called for new parliamentary elections. The minority government of Lecorn will need the support of the left or the right to pass the budget for 2026, or at least a sufficient number of legislators who agree not to censor the government, if it forces the budget without voting” – we read.
Sebastien Lecorn – who is the new Prime Minister of France?
Sebastien Lecorn is a French politician born on June 11, 1986 in Eaubonne. He began his public career at a young age, as early as 2005 he became the youngest parliamentary assistant, and in the age of 22 he was the secretary of state secretary for European affairs, Bruno Le Maire, and then the Minister of Agriculture.
After leaving the Eurosceptic Party Les Republicains in 2017, he joined the center group Renaissance, previously known as La Republice en Marche. At the local level he was the mayor of Vernon from 2014 and the chairman of the EUR Departmental Council from 2015.
After entering the government, from 2017 to 2018 he was the Secretary of State at the Minister for Ecological Transformation and Solidarity, and then, from 2018 to 2020, the Minister of Local Communitiesas part of Edouard Philippe's rule. During this period, he co -hosted the so -called “A great national debate”, which is a response to social protests with yellow vests.
In July 2020 he became the minister for overseas territories – he supervised the management of the health crisis in the overseas departments of France and took part in the end of the Akomat with Noumea regarding the independence of New Kaledonia.
On May 20, 2022, he was appointed to the Minister of the Armed Forces – Thanks to it, France implemented a new program of defense (LPM), planning an increase in military expenditure between 2024 and 2030, including for the modernization of nuclear forces, the construction of a new aircraft carrier and increasing the number of army. He is also a colonel of reserve in the National Gendarmerie.
