France faces political turmoil as government collapses again

TL;DR
French President Emmanuel Macron is close to appointing Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu as the next Prime Minister following the collapse of François Bayrou's government, amid political instability and upcoming protests, with Lecornu seen as a favored candidate to lead France through a challenging period.
- Macron inches closer to tapping Lecornu as prime minister politico.eu
- Third leader toppled in 14 months tests Macron and the French Republic itself AP News
- France’s government has collapsed again. How did we get here and what’s next? CNN
- Opinion | France’s resistance to trade-offs costs another prime minister his job The Washington Post
- Triple trouble for France as the government collapses The Economist
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