Appointed head of the French Defense Ministry, Le Maire resigned from his post

On October 6, former French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire announced that he had resigned from the post of Minister of the Armed Forces after criticism of his appointment from the opposition and the resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecorny.

"I state that my decision causes some people to have an incomprehensible, false and disproportionate reaction," he wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter), adding that he agreed to the post out of a "sense of duty" and for the sake of "serving France."

Le Maire clarified that due to the current circumstances, he proposed to the French president to immediately resign from the government and transfer his powers to the Prime Minister. According to him, the president accepted the offer.

The minister also expressed the hope that his departure would help unblock negotiations on the formation of a new government.

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On the same day, the new French Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecorny, presented his resignation letter to French President Emmanuel Macron. The Head of State accepted this petition. According to Lecorny, one of the reasons was the reaction of the opposition to his decision to abandon the application of Article 49.3 of the Constitution. His decision was also influenced by the position of political parties and the "lack of working conditions" of the government and the awakening of "party ambitions."

Pavel Feldman, Candidate of Political Sciences, Professor at the Academy of Labor and Social Relations, told Izvestia that France will face a deep and insurmountable political crisis after the resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecorny.

Lecorny was appointed to the post on September 9, but soon faced criticism from the opposition, including the right. On September 14, Lecornu began his mandate with the lowest rating among his predecessors — only 16% of respondents positively assessed his appointment. As specified, 40% of the respondents expressed a negative opinion. It was reported that Macron, after the news of the resignation of the new French government, walked alone in the center of Paris.

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