French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister just days after a submitted his resignation.

"The president of the republic has nominated Mr Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister and has tasked him with forming a government," the Elysee Palace said in a statement.

Lecornu accepts reappointment

"It is my duty to accept the mission entrusted to me by the President to do everything in my power to give France a budget for the end of the year and to respond to the everyday problems of our compatriots," Lecornu said.

"We need to put an end to this political crisis, which is exasperating the French people, and to this instability, which is bad for France's image and its interests," he added. 

Lecornu resigned on Monday, just 14 hours after naming his Cabinet, which had met resistance from rival political parties.

On Wednesday, it was announced that Macron would reveal his choice for the new prime minister within 48 hours, though no indication was given as to who that might be.

France has been in a state of political turmoil since a snap election in mid-2024, which left no camp with a majority. Macron called the election soon after his party performed poorly in European elections in a surprise move, losing many seats to the far right in the process.

French politicians react to Lecornu's reappointment

The two biggest opposition parties in the National Assembly — the far-right National Rally and the far-left France Unbowed party — were not invited to discussions ahead of Lecornu's reappointment on Friday. 

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacted to Lecornu's reappointment by maintaining calls for the National Assembly to be dissolved.

"The maneuver is now transparent: the sole purpose of abandoning Article 49.3 was to enable the budget to be passed by executive order. The maneuvers continue, and therefore censorship is necessary and dissolution is more essential than ever," Le Pen said in a post on X.

The far-left France Unbowed party are equally unhappy with the move and want Macron to step down.

"Never before has a President wanted so much to govern by disgust and anger. Lecornu, who resigned on Monday, was reappointed by Macron on Friday. Macron miserably postpones the inevitable: his departure," Mathilde Panot said.

Edited by: Wesley Dockery