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The French political turmoil has deepened after the recently appointed premier dramatically resigned within a short time of announcing a cabinet.

Quick Departure Amid Political Turmoil

Sébastien Lecornu was the third PM in a year-long span, as the country continued to stumble from one political crisis to another. He stepped down moments before his opening government session on the beginning of the workweek. France's leader received the prime minister's resignation on the beginning of Monday.

Intense Opposition Regarding New Cabinet

Lecornu had faced furious criticism from rival parties when he presented a recent administration that was virtually unchanged since last recent ousting of his former PM, his predecessor.

The proposed new government was led by the president's allies, leaving the administration almost unchanged.

Rival Response

Opposition parties said the prime minister had reversed on the "significant change" with earlier approaches that he had pledged when he assumed office from the unpopular former PM, who was dismissed on the ninth of September over a proposed budget squeeze.

Future Political Course

The uncertainty now is whether the national leader will decide to end the current assembly and call another snap election.

Jordan Bardella, the leader of the opposition figure's far-right National Rally party, said: "We cannot achieve a return to stability without a fresh vote and the parliament's termination."

He continued, "It was very clearly the president who determined this cabinet himself. He has misinterpreted of the current circumstances we are in."

Vote Calls

The far-right party has demanded another poll, believing they can expand their positions and role in the legislature.

The nation has gone through a phase of turmoil and government instability since the president called an unclear early vote last year. The legislature remains divided between the main groups: the left, the nationalist group and the central bloc, with no definitive control.

Financial Deadline

A budget for next year must be passed within coming days, even though parliamentary groups are at disagreement and Lecornu's tenure ended in barely three weeks.

No-Confidence Vote

Parties from the progressive side to far right were to hold gatherings on Monday to decide whether or not to support to dismiss Lecornu in a no-confidence vote, and it looked that the cabinet would fail before it had even started work. France's leader apparently decided to leave before he could be ousted.

Cabinet Positions

The majority of the key cabinet roles revealed on Sunday night remained the unchanged, including the legal affairs head as judicial department head and arts and heritage leader as cultural affairs leader.

The role of economy minister, which is essential as a fragmented legislature struggles to pass a budget, went to a Macron ally, a government partner who had formerly acted as economic sector leader at the start of his current leadership period.

Unexpected Selection

In a surprise move, the president's political partner, a presidential supporter who had served as economy minister for an extended period of his leadership, was reappointed to government as military affairs head. This angered officials across the various parties, who considered it a sign that there would be no doubt or change of his corporate-friendly approach.