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The President of the Republic named the conditions uh were no longer met. >> The only solution today is a left-wing ecological prime minister. >> I will censor all governments. >> I consider my mission to be over. >> Resignation of the prime minister, threat of dissolution, last-chance mission. We summarize a political week where each day had its share of twists and turns. [Music] Madame Elizabeth Borne, Minister of National Education, Mr. Bruno Rotaillot, Minister of the Interior. Mr. Bruno Leire, Minister of the Armed Forces. >> After 26 days of waiting, the Secretary General of the Élysée announced Sunday in the early evening the government of Sébastien Lecornu. Many ministers from the previous team are reappointed. Less than 2 hours later, a bombshell, Bruno Rota, although reappointed to the Ministry of the Interior, already threatened to walk out. He felt he had not been informed of Bruno Lemire's presence. The composition of the government does not reflect the promised break. Given the political situation created by this announcement, I am convening the strategic committee of the Republicans tomorrow morning. Monday morning 9:51 AM, even before the meeting of the Republican party, a statement from Matignon fell. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecnu handed in the resignation of his government to the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on October 6, 2025, who accepted it. the conditions were no longer met for me to exercise these functions of prime minister and allow the government to go before the National Assembly tomorrow. >> The Lecnu government officially lasted only 14 hours, the most ephemeral of the 5th Republic. Faced with the political deadlock, the National Rally is calling for new legislative elections. >> I call on him to dissolve the National Assembly because we are at the end of the road and there is no solution. There will be no more tomorrow. >> Socialists and ecologists are calling for the appointment of a left-wing prime minister. >> Enough with the pretexts. We must be appointed the left and the ecologists and he must let us get to work. >> In the late afternoon, another twist, Emmanuel Macron decided to summon Sébastien Lecnu to finally give him a last-chance mission. The President of the Republic has entrusted Mr. Sébastien Lecornul with the responsibility of leading ultimate negotiations by Wednesday evening to define a platform of action and stability for the country. At 8 PM on TF1, an early supporter of Emmanuel Macron, Gabriel Atal, former prime minister, publicly lambasted the management of this political crisis. >> Like many French people, I no longer understand the decisions of the President of the Republic. There was the dissolution and since then there have been decisions that give the impression of a form of determination to keep control. >> The next morning, Tuesday on RTL, Édouard Philippe, another former prime minister of Emmanuel Macron, went even further with a shocking proposal. As France has a budget, he announced that he was organizing early presidential elections. >> Sébastien Lecnu, for his part, launched into new negotiations and this time a significant concession is mentioned to win over the left, the possible suspension of the pension reform. The idea was put forward by Elisabeth Borne, who nevertheless pushed for the reform when she was at Matignon. In the wake, Bercy confirmed that it was evaluating the cost of such a suspension. Wednesday morning, the left was received at Matignon but remained suspicious. We have no assurance about the reality of this suspension. No one at this stage guarantees that it would be the case. >> Left or government or not, Marine Le Pen announced her intentions. She now wants dissolution and nothing but dissolution. >> I will censor >> all governments until dissolution is obtained because I consider that each new government is a way of circumventing the popular will. But at the end of a discussion he had, Sébastien Lecendu assured that a majority could still emerge. >> There is a desire to have a budget for France before December 31st of this year. And this desire creates a movement and a convergence, obviously, which pushes back the prospects of dissolution. Meanwhile, the motion of impeachment filed by La France Insoumise against the President of the Republic was deemed inadmissible by the bureau of the National Assembly. >> The problem is neither in the Assembly nor among our fellow citizens, but indeed at the Élysée and it is called Emmanuel Macron. >> Wednesday evening, the 48 hours given to Sébastien Lecnu expired. >> This evening, I consider my mission to be over. Essentially, this evening, what I can say after my consultations is that an absolute majority of the National Assembly refuses dissolution. In the aftermath, the Élysée promised a prime minister appointed before Friday evening. This Friday, the President of the Republic invited the party leaders and group leaders in the National Assembly at 2:30 PM to the Élysée, except for the National Rally and La France Insoumise. In the evening, Emmanuel Macron finally reappointed Sébastien Lecnu as prime minister. [Music]