(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron has reinstated Sebastien Lecornu as France’s prime minister, just four days after Lecornu resigned from the position. The announcement came late Friday following talks with various political party leaders, according to the Elysee Palace.

Lecornu has been tasked with forming a new government and ensuring that France passes a national budget before the year’s end.

“I accept — out of duty — the mission entrusted to me by the President of the Republic: to do everything possible to ensure France has a budget by the end of the year and to address the daily concerns of our fellow citizens,” Lecornu wrote on social media.

He emphasized the importance of resolving the ongoing political crisis “which exasperates the French people,” pledging to do everything in his power to “fulfill” the mission given to him.

“All the issues discussed during the consultations of recent days will be open to parliamentary debate: members of parliament and senators will be able to take responsibility, and debates must run their full course,” he added.

Lecornu said that stabilizing France’s public finances remains a top priority, noting that “no one will be able to evade this necessity.” He also insisted that members of the new government “must commit to setting aside any presidential ambitions for 2027” and should represent “renewal and a diversity of expertise.”

Macron’s decision comes amid political instability following the snap election in mid-2024, which left France with a divided parliament and boosted the far-right’s representation.

The reappointment drew sharp criticism from opposition leaders. The left-wing LFI’s national coordinator, Manuel Bompard, described the move as a “new slap in the face to the French people from an irresponsible man drunk on his own power.”

“The Lecornu II government, appointed by an Emmanuel Macron more isolated and out of touch than ever at the Elysee, is a bad joke, a democratic disgrace, and an humiliation for the French people,” RN leader Jordan Bardella wrote.

Vice-President of LFI Mathilde Panot also denounced the decision, stating: “Never has a President governed with such disgust and anger. Lecornu, who resigned on Monday, was reappointed by Macron on Friday. Macron is delaying the inevitable: his departure.”

Panot announced plans to rally left-wing lawmakers to sign a motion of censure against the government and propose Macron’s removal from office.

Other opposition figures echoed the outrage. Green Party leader Marine Tondelier said she was “stunned” by the reappointment, while French Communist Party head Fabien Roussel called Macron’s decision “an unacceptable choice.”

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