French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed a new prime minister, the third in a year.
Stepping into the role is Sébastien Lecornu, a close ally of the French president, taking over from François Bayrou, who only took office last December.
He was pushed from the job after a vote of no confidence earlier this week, which came in response to his proposal to heavily cut public spending to reduce the national deficit.
The proposal was controversial and condemned from all sides of France's parliament.
Bayrou's loss comes less than a year after the previous government of Michel Barnier fell apart, also over budget disagreements.
Now, Lecournu has become the latest person to be appointed as PM, a 39-year-old member of Macron's central party.
"The President of the Republic has entrusted me with the task of building a Government with a clear direction: the defense of our independence and our power, the service of the French people, and political and institutional stability for the unity of the country," Lecornu wrote on X.
“I salute François Bayrou for the courage he demonstrated in defending his convictions to the very end.”
