Macron inches closer to tapping Lecornu as prime minister | NYGazet

The French president’s office was game-planning the Lecornu option Monday evening amid the collapse of Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government.

While Lecornu, an early Macron ally who has survived several government reshuffles, has been mooted as a prime ministerial candidate, one of the minister’s allies told POLITICO the chances of success appear improved this time around, with the caveat ... [1626 chars]