Outgoing Prime Minister Lecornu prepares for talks to unlock political gridlock

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "The president tasked Lecornu with conducting final negotiations by Wednesday evening to define a platform of action and stability for the country," a presidential official told the French news agency AFP. Republicans boss Retailleau to meet party chiefs over Lecornu cabinet picks Lecornu, the shortest serving premier in the 67-year history of the Fifth Republic, said on social media he had accepted to hold final discussions with the political forces and would report back to Macron on Wednesday evening.
54% : France's debt-to-GDP ratio is the European Union's third-highest after Greece and Italy, and is close to twice the 60 percent permitted under EU rules.
49% : Since then, there have been decisions that give the impression of a kind of determination to maintain control," he said. National Rally (RN) chief Marine Le Pen said it would be wise for Macron to resign and also urged snap legislative polls "as absolutely necessary".

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