The record-fast collapse of yet another government confronts President Emmanuel Macron and his country with an intensifying crisis.

While France has a long history of hefty overspending, economists say political turmoil – which has stalled policymaking – is bringing the country’s debt problem to a head.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned after less than a month in office on Monday and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support.

PARIS (AP) — France’s new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than a month in office and less than 24 hours after naming a new government that prompted a key coalition ally to withdraw support. The move plunged the country into a deep political crisis and left French President Emmanuel Macron with few options.

France’s prime minister has quit after losing a confidence vote that toppled his government, plunging the country into a new political crisis.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns after 26 days of taking the charge of the office. As Macron promised that he would deliver a France with a revolutionised democracy, this promises seem to fade as the decision create public chaos.

Sébastien Lecornu, the country’s outgoing prime minister, said he believed France’s political parties could overcome divisions and avoid snap legislative elections.

France Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's two immediate predecessors, Francois Bayrou and Michel Barnier, were ousted in a standoff over France's austerity budget in a deeply divided parliament.