A pretender to the French throne has put himself forward as an underdog candidate to address the ongoing chaos within the nation’s parliament.

French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed last week Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who previously resigned less than 24 hours after forming his Cabinet, in hopes that the beleaguered head of government can drag the three warring factions of the National Assembly into a budget agreement.

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