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French President Emmanuel Macron accepts resignation of newly appointed prime minister following criticism over cabinet line-up.

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has stepped down just weeks after taking office, further deepening the country’s political crisis.

The French presidency said in a statement on Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron has accepted his close ally’s resignation.

Nearly a month after his appointment, Lecornu had on Sunday evening named his ministers.

The cabinet had been set to hold its first meeting on Monday afternoon but its line-up angered both opponents and allies alike.

Lecornu, a former defence minister, was Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years.

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