The new French Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has resigned from his position after less than a month in the position.
After only 27 days in office, Mr Lecornu handed in his resignation, which has already been accepted by Emmanuel Macron.
Mr Lecornu has been a close ally of Mr Macron, having replaced Francois Bayrou on September 9.
Despite only unveiling part of his cabinet yesterday, the Prime Minister resigned, having faced mounting pressure following several weeks of intense nationwide protests over proposed public spending cuts.
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Mr Lecornu is France's third Prime Minister in less than a year as pressure mounts on Mr Macron.
The French President is now facing calls for an early election.
Mr Lecornu had described himself as "the weakest Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic".
In a speech on Friday, he said: "In a parliament that works, that was renewed more than a year ago, that resembles the French, you cannot force your way through and you cannot coerce your opposition."
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Mr Lecornu has been facing mounting pressure from MPs from opposition parties, who said they would bring him down unless he caved in to their demands.
He had failed to share his budget for next year, despite being warned by observers to act quickly.
Socialist Party first secretary Olivier Faure warned Mr Lecornu last week that his party would move to oust him unless he agreed to a tax hike on France's richest.
He said: "If nothing changes, there will be a confidence vote, this [Prime Minister] will fall and there will probably be a dissolution [of parliament]."
Emmanuel Macron is facing mounting pressure following the resignation
| REUTERSNational Rally leader Marine Le Pen has joined forces with her ideological adversaries on the left to pressure Mr Lecornu, calling for a "total break with the policies of the past eight years".
Ahead of unveiling his 2026 budget, Mr Lecornu told Le Parisien that he was "starting from a blank script".
He said: "It is parliament which will shape the nation's budget.
"In the end, it will not be Lecornu's budget: compromises will have to be found in the chamber."
A snapshot of France's stock market shows the impact of the resignation
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His resignation will come as a shock to France, which is already down by two per cent.
Mr Lecornu is Emmanuel Macron's fifth Prime Minister in just two years.
Mr Macron has been through seven Prime Ministers during his tenure, with Mr Lecornu having the shortest spell.
Prime Ministers under Emmanuel Macron:
- Edouard Phillipe - in office for 1,144 days
- Jean Castex - in office for 682 days
- Elisabeth Borne - in office for 603 days
- Gabriel Attal - in office for 240 days
- Michael Barnier - in office for 99 days
- Francois Bayrou - in office for 270 days
- Sebastien Lecornu - in office for 27 days
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