(Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday, just four days after he had resigned from the role, searching for a way out of France’s worst political crisis in decades.
Here are reactions to Lecornu’s appointment:
SEBASTIEN LECORNU, PRIME MINISTER
“It is my duty to accept the mission entrusted to me by the President to do everything in my power to give France a budget for the end of the year and to respond to the everyday problems of our compatriots.
“We need to put an end to this political crisis, which is exasperating the French people, and to this instability, which is bad for France’s image and its interests.”
YAEL BRAUN-PIVET, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT
“I note the reappointment of Sébastien Lecornu as Matignon. For weeks now, the National Assembly has been in full working order, ready to play its role to the full: debating, scrutinising and voting. Now it’s time to get down to work. It’s about time!”
MATHILDE PANOT, HARDLEFT FRANCE UNBOWED PARTY
“Never before has a President wanted so much to govern by disgust and anger. Lecornu, who resigned on Monday, was reappointed by Macron on Friday. Macron miserably postpones the inevitable: his departure.”
ERIC CIOTTI, FORMER PRESIDENT OF CENTRE-RIGHT REPUBLICANS
“Vote the government down”
(Reporting by Alban Kacher and Alessandro Parodi ; Editing by Richard Lough)
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