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France's political turmoil has deepened after the freshly installed PM unexpectedly quit within moments of forming a cabinet.

Quick Exit Amid Government Instability

The prime minister was the third French prime minister in a year-long span, as the country continued to stumble from one government turmoil to another. He quit moments before his initial ministerial gathering on the start of the week. France's leader approved the prime minister's resignation on the beginning of Monday.

Strong Opposition Over New Government

The prime minister had faced furious criticism from rival parties when he presented a fresh cabinet that was virtually unchanged since last month's ousting of his former PM, his predecessor.

The announced cabinet was led by the president's allies, leaving the administration almost unchanged.

Political Criticism

Rival groups said the prime minister had backtracked on the "significant change" with earlier approaches that he had vowed when he came to power from the disliked previous leader, who was dismissed on the ninth of September over a planned spending cuts.

Next Government Course

The uncertainty now is whether the national leader will decide to end the current assembly and call another sudden poll.

The National Rally president, the leader of the far-right leader's far-right National Rally party, said: "It's impossible to have a return to stability without a return to the ballot box and the national assembly being dissolved."

He added, "It was very clearly Emmanuel Macron who chose this administration himself. He has understood nothing of the present conditions we are in."

Election Demands

The far-right party has advocated for another election, confident they can increase their positions and influence in the legislature.

The country has gone through a phase of turmoil and parliamentary deadlock since the centrist Macron called an inconclusive snap election last year. The assembly remains divided between the main groups: the liberal wing, the conservative wing and the central bloc, with no clear majority.

Financial Pressure

A spending package for next year must be approved within a short time, even though parliamentary groups are at disagreement and the prime minister's term ended in less than a month.

No-Confidence Motion

Parties from the progressive side to conservative wing were to hold gatherings on Monday to decide whether or not to approve to oust the prime minister in a parliamentary motion, and it looked that the administration would fall before it had even started work. The prime minister apparently decided to leave before he could be removed.

Cabinet Appointments

The majority of the key cabinet roles announced on the previous evening remained the unchanged, including the legal affairs head as justice minister and the culture minister as culture minister.

The position of economic policy head, which is essential as a divided parliament struggles to agree on a spending package, went to a Macron ally, a government partner who had earlier worked as economic sector leader at the beginning of Macron's second term.

Unexpected Appointment

In a shocking development, Bruno Le Maire, a presidential supporter who had served as financial affairs leader for seven years of his term, was reappointed to cabinet as defence minister. This angered leaders across the spectrum, who considered it a sign that there would be no doubt or alteration of his corporate-friendly approach.