France's prime minister quits after less than a month in office

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published October 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM PDT

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France’s new prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has quit after less than a month on the job. He had announced his cabinet only a few hours before his surprise resignation.

Here & Now’s Rob Schmitz gets the latest from NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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