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France's political turmoil has intensified after the recently appointed premier unexpectedly quit within a short time of appointing a government.

Rapid Exit Amid Political Turmoil

Sébastien Lecornu was the third PM in a year-long span, as the country continued to lurch from one government turmoil to another. He resigned moments before his opening government session on Monday afternoon. The president received the prime minister's resignation on the beginning of Monday.

Strong Criticism Regarding New Government

The prime minister had faced strong opposition from rival parties when he revealed a recent administration that was largely similar since last previous month's dismissal of his predecessor, his predecessor.

The announced cabinet was dominated by the president's political partners, leaving the administration almost unchanged.

Rival Response

Opposition parties said the prime minister had reversed on the "profound break" with past politics that he had pledged when he took over from the unpopular Bayrou, who was dismissed on September 9th over a planned spending cuts.

Future Government Course

The issue now is whether the national leader will decide to end the current assembly and call another sudden poll.

Marine Le Pen's political ally, the head of the opposition figure's political movement, said: "There cannot be a reestablishment of order without a new election and the national assembly being dissolved."

He continued, "Evidently France's leader who chose this administration himself. He has failed to comprehend of the current circumstances we are in."

Vote Demands

The opposition movement has advocated for another election, believing they can increase their representation and presence in parliament.

The country has gone through a period of instability and parliamentary deadlock since the centrist Macron called an unclear early vote last year. The parliament remains divided between the three blocs: the progressive side, the far right and the moderate faction, with no absolute dominance.

Budget Deadline

A budget for next year must be approved within a short time, even though political parties are at disagreement and Lecornu's tenure ended in barely three weeks.

No-Confidence Motion

Political groups from the left to far right were to hold meetings on the start of the week to decide whether or not to vote to dismiss the prime minister in a parliamentary motion, and it appeared that the government would collapse before it had even started work. Lecornu reportedly decided to resign before he could be ousted.

Cabinet Appointments

Most of the major ministerial positions announced on Sunday night remained the same, including the legal affairs head as legal affairs leader and Rachida Dati as cultural affairs leader.

The responsibility of economic policy head, which is essential as a split assembly struggles to agree on a financial plan, went to Roland Lescure, a Macron ally who had earlier worked as business and power head at the beginning of Macron's second term.

Surprise Selection

In a unexpected decision, Bruno Le Maire, a government partner who had served as economy minister for multiple terms of his leadership, came back to administration as defence minister. This angered leaders across the political divide, who viewed it as a indication that there would be no questioning or alteration of the president's economic policies.