The French president named one of his loyalists to succeed Francois Bayrou, who resigned after just 194 lawmakers of the 577-seat National Assembly voted in his favor.

Protesters blocked roads, lit blazes and were met with volleys of tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and elsewhere in France, heaping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and making new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's first day in office a baptism of fire.

The root of the latest expected government collapse was Macron's stunning decision to dissolve the National Assembly in June 2024.

Macron has cycled through several prime ministers in the past three years, and the public is blaming him for the instability.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named his defence minister and close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the coming days.

The far-right commentator says the U.S. president intervened on behalf of the French president to get her to stop spreading lies.

France is stuck in a cycle of political chaos, with no clear end in sight. It has sparked calls for President Emmanuel Macron's resignation and has become so dire that another round of snap legislative elections is considered possible.

The ‘Block Everything’ movement has leapt from social media to the streets deepening France’s political crisis and testing President Emmanuel Macron