PARIS — Emmanuel Macron’s high-stakes meeting with political leaders Friday ended with several members of the opposition furious over the French president’s plan to name a new prime minister later in the evening. The meeting, convened to address the political turmoil sparked by outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s shock resignation on Monday, was attended by all parties in the French parliament except the far-right National Rally and the hard-left France Unbowed. But the gathering, which lasted two hours, concluded without a breakthrough. “We left this meeting dumbfounded,” Marine Tondelier, the leader of the French Greens, told reporters who had gathered in the Elysée courtyard before her departure. “We feel that we came away with no answers whatsoever, except that the next prime minister, who will be appointed in the next few hours, will not be from our political camp.” Other political leaders who spoke to the press confirmed that the French president was planning to name a new prime minister Friday night and that it would not be someone from the political left.
Published: October 10, 2025 5:30 pm
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