New French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigns

French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu resigns hours after unveiling a cabinet full of familiar faces, failing to pull the country out of a political crisis, France24 reports. 

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted the resignation, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock.

Macron named Lecornu last month to the post, but the largely unchanged cabinet lineup he unveiled late Sunday was met with fierce criticism across the political spectrum.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said the new cabinet lineup was "pathetic".

Jordan Bardella, the 30-year-old leader of her National Rally party, also mocked the government and reiterated the threat of censure. 

"We made it clear to the prime minister: it's either a break with the past or a vote of no confidence," he said on X.

Bardella said the cabinet lineup was "decidedly all about continuity and absolutely nothing about breaking with the past that the French people are expecting".

Le Pen has said she is waiting to hear Lecornu's general policy speech on Tuesday before deciding on any further course of action.