France's newly-appointed Prime Minister and former Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu (L) is congratulated by French generals at the end of the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on September 10, 2025. French President on September 9, 2025, named defence minister and his close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to resolve a deepening political crisis as protests began on the same day throughout France. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)