French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday he will appoint a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu within the next two days, a move his office framed as a bid for stability amid a deepening political deadlock.

Lecornu, who quit on Monday after just 26 days in office, reported progress in cross-party talks aimed at averting fresh parliamentary elections.

The resignation marks the third leadership change at the top of France's government since snap elections in July 2024 left parliament without a clear majority, complicating efforts to pass key legislation.

Macron tasked Lecornu, a longtime ally and former armed forces minister, with staying on temporarily to broker consensus among rival factions.

In a televised address that evening, Lecornu said a parliamentary majority now favors avoiding dissolution, citing two days of negotiations that eased earlier tensions.

He did not name potential candidates for the role, though he stressed the need for a leader unburdened by ambitions for the 2027 presidential race.

France's impasse stems from the fragmented National Assembly, where no single bloc holds sway, stalling reforms on everything from pensions to fiscal policy.

The immediate hurdle remains the 2025 budget, due by year's end, as the country grapples with a national debt of about €3.35 trillion—equivalent to 113% of gross domestic product, the eurozone's third-highest after Greece and Italy.

Lecornu's predecessors, Michel Barnier and François Bayrou, both fell to no-confidence votes over austerity measures they proposed to rein in deficits.