00:00France finds itself in a renewed period of political crisis after French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu handed in his resignation this Monday morning,
00:12making him the shortest-serving prime minister since 1958, less than one month.
00:20He was appointed beginning of September to try to steer next year's budget plan through a deeply fragmented parliament and tackle a ballooning deficit that stands at 5.8% of GDP in 2024, well above the EU limit of 3%.
00:41His cabinet, that was announced on Sunday night, faced fierce criticism for its lack of renewal.
00:5012 out of the 18 ministers had already served in the previous government.
00:56So what's next?
00:58Well, looking ahead for French President Emmanuel Macron, it looks like the president faces difficult choices.
01:05He can either appoint a new prime minister, ideally from outside his camp.
01:11At this time, or he could call for a new snap parliamentary elections.
01:17But this option doesn't guarantee a less fractured parliament.
01:22And new elections could also give some advantage and more seats in parliament to the far right or the left, which is something that Macron does not want.
01:31And the last option is that Macron could also step down.
01:35But this remains a highly unlikely decision.
01:39Sofia Katsenkova, reporting from Paris for Euronews.
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