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The French political turmoil has worsened after the recently appointed premier suddenly stepped down within hours of appointing a government.

Quick Exit Amid Political Instability

Sébastien Lecornu was the third PM in a twelve-month period, as the country continued to lurch from one political crisis to another. He quit hours before his first cabinet meeting on the start of the week. France's leader received Lecornu's resignation on the start of the day.

Furious Criticism Regarding New Government

Lecornu had faced intense backlash from rival parties when he revealed a new government that was virtually unchanged since last previous month's removal of his former PM, his predecessor.

The proposed new government was led by the president's political partners, leaving the government mostly identical.

Rival Response

Political opponents said the prime minister had backtracked on the "significant change" with past politics that he had pledged when he took over from the disliked Bayrou, who was dismissed on September 9th over a proposed budget squeeze.

Future Political Direction

The question now is whether the president will decide to end the current assembly and call another sudden poll.

Marine Le Pen's political ally, the head of the far-right leader's far-right National Rally party, said: "It's impossible to have a reestablishment of order without a fresh vote and the parliament's termination."

He continued, "Evidently Emmanuel Macron who determined this government himself. He has misinterpreted of the current circumstances we are in."

Vote Calls

The National Rally has demanded another election, thinking they can boost their representation and role in the assembly.

France has gone through a period of instability and government instability since the national leader called an unclear early vote last year. The assembly remains split between the main groups: the left, the nationalist group and the centre, with no definitive control.

Financial Deadline

A spending package for next year must be approved within coming days, even though parliamentary groups are at loggerheads and Lecornu's tenure ended in under four weeks.

Opposition Vote

Political groups from the progressive side to conservative wing were to hold meetings on the start of the week to decide whether or not to vote to oust France's leader in a no-confidence vote, and it appeared that the cabinet would collapse before it had even started work. France's leader seemingly decided to resign before he could be removed.

Ministerial Appointments

The majority of the big government posts revealed on the previous evening remained the unchanged, including the justice minister as justice minister and Rachida Dati as arts department head.

The role of economy minister, which is vital as a split assembly struggles to approve a budget, went to Roland Lescure, a Macron ally who had earlier worked as business and power head at the start of his current leadership period.

Unexpected Appointment

In a surprise move, a longtime Macron ally, a Macron ally who had served as economic policy head for seven years of his term, was reappointed to cabinet as military affairs head. This angered leaders across the political divide, who saw it as a indication that there would be no doubt or modification of his corporate-friendly approach.