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The French government instability has deepened after the freshly installed PM suddenly stepped down within moments of announcing a cabinet.

Rapid Exit Amid Government Turmoil

The prime minister was the third French prime minister in a single year, as the republic continued to move from one political crisis to another. He quit moments before his first cabinet meeting on the beginning of the workweek. The president accepted his resignation on the beginning of Monday.

Furious Backlash Regarding Fresh Government

The prime minister had faced strong opposition from opposition politicians when he announced a recent administration that was largely similar since last recent ousting of his preceding leader, François Bayrou.

The proposed new government was led by President Emmanuel Macron's supporters, leaving the cabinet mostly identical.

Opposition Criticism

Political opponents said France's leader had reversed on the "profound break" with previous policies that he had vowed when he assumed office from the disliked previous leader, who was removed on the ninth of September over a planned spending cuts.

Next Government Direction

The issue now is whether the president will decide to terminate the legislature and call another snap election.

The National Rally president, the president of the far-right leader's opposition group, said: "It's impossible to have a restoration of calm without a new election and the national assembly being dissolved."

He continued, "Evidently Emmanuel Macron who determined this cabinet himself. He has failed to comprehend of the current circumstances we are in."

Vote Calls

The opposition movement has advocated for another vote, thinking they can increase their seats and presence in the assembly.

France has gone through a phase of turmoil and parliamentary deadlock since the national leader called an unclear early vote last year. The legislature remains split between the main groups: the left, the conservative wing and the centre, with no absolute dominance.

Budget Deadline

A financial plan for next year must be approved within a short time, even though government factions are at odds and the prime minister's term ended in barely three weeks.

Opposition Vote

Parties from the progressive side to conservative wing were to hold meetings on Monday to decide whether or not to support to dismiss France's leader in a no-confidence vote, and it looked that the government would fail before it had even started work. Lecornu apparently decided to step down before he could be ousted.

Cabinet Appointments

Most of the key cabinet roles declared on the previous evening remained the same, including the justice minister as legal affairs leader and Rachida Dati as cultural affairs leader.

The role of financial affairs leader, which is essential as a split assembly struggles to approve a spending package, went to Roland Lescure, a Macron ally who had previously served as business and power head at the start of the president's latest mandate.

Unexpected Selection

In a shocking development, the president's political partner, a presidential supporter who had worked as economy minister for an extended period of his term, came back to cabinet as defence minister. This infuriated politicians across the political divide, who considered it a indication that there would be no doubt or change of his corporate-friendly approach.