France PM Sebastien Lecornu resigns hours after reveal of new cabinet

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has resigned hours after appointing new cabinet, reports said.

The unexpected resignation has once again revealed the deepening political crisis in France.

Lecornu, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday appointed his cabinet after weeks of consultations with political parties and the cabinet was set to hold its first meeting on Monday.

Macron had appointed Lecornu as the prime minister a month ago.

On Sunday, Macron named a largely unchanged cabinet triggering backlash from opposition parties as well as his own supporters.

French Socialist Party leader Olivier Faure, whose party holds a potential swing vote in parliament, said Macron’s group is imploding and the new government has no legitimacy left, Bloomberg reported.