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https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/07/former-french-pm-says-macron-should-resign-amid-deepening-political-crisis




ร‰douard Philippe says Macron should announce an early presidential election once France passes a budget for next year.

French President Emmanuel Macron should take the "initiative" and call an early presidential election, his first prime minister has said.

The comments by ร‰douard Philippe, who held the position between 2017 and 2020, came after the resignation on Monday of the recently appointed Prime Minister Sรฉbastien Lecornu.

After Lecornu became the third person this year to step down from the role, Macron granted him 48 hours to attempt to prop up his collapsed government.

In an interview with French radio station RTL, Philippe said that France's political instability should not continue, warning that Macron's pledge to stay on until elections in 2027 "would be far too long and would harm France".

"I'm not for an immediate and brutal resignation," he argued, indicating that Macron should wait until the 2026 budget was passed before calling an election.