Macron should announce early election, says former PM as France’s political crisis deepens
Édouard Philippe, a contender to succeed Macron, says situation is ‘distressing’ amid last-ditch efforts to get cross-party support for cabinetEurope live – latest updatesÉdouard Philippe, a former French prime minister and one-time ally of Emmanuel Macron, has said he favours early...
<p>Édouard Philippe, a contender to succeed Macron, says situation is ‘distressing’ amid last-ditch efforts to get cross-party support for cabinet</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/07/france-macron-lecornu-cabinet-europe-live">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Édouard Philippe, a former French prime minister and one-time ally of Emmanuel Macron, has said he favours early presidential elections given the gravity of the political crisis rocking the country.</p><p>The remarks by Philippe, a leading centre-right contender to succeed Macron, came as the outgoing prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, began a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/06/france-pm-sebastien-lecornu-resigns">last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support</a> for a cabinet to pull France out of its deepening political deadlock.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/07/edouard-philippe-sebastien-lecornu-france-emmanuel-macron-elections">Continue reading...</a>
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