France is grappling with a political crisis after its new Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, resigned on Monday after just 27 days in office. This shortest-ever tenure for a French Prime Minister puts significant pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and has cast further instability across Europe.

• Lecornu's resignation follows his cabinet raising objections across the political spectrum, risking an immediate no-confidence vote.
• The crisis has caused the Paris stock market to slip, with the CAC 40 index down around 1.7 percent.
• President Macron is now faced with appointing an eighth Prime Minister for his mandate as he resists calls for snap legislative elections or his own resignation before 2027.
• The far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, is sensing their "best ever chance of taking power" in the upcoming 2027 presidential elections.