French President Macron to Appoint New Prime Minister Within 48 Hours

French President Emmanuel Macron will appoint a new prime minister within the next 48 hours. This comes days after newly appointed French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu stepped down just weeks after taking office. Meanwhile, President Emmanuel Macron is under pressure to either call snap parliamentary elections or resign as his former allies joined his opponents in demanding action to end the political crisis in the country.