Watch: Sébastien Lecornu resigns as PM: what next for France and Emmanuel Macron?

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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned — just hours after unveiling his cabinet — making his government the shortest-lived government in modern French history. The resignation came only days before the government was set to present its 2026 budget bill to parliament. What options does President Macron have?