Paris, 8 October 2025 (dpa/MIA) - France's outgoing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu sees a way out of the government crisis following consultations between political parties, with new elections avoided.

After meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, Lecornu stated in an interview with broadcaster France 2: "I have informed the president that the prospect of dissolving parliament is becoming increasingly unlikely and that, in my opinion, the situation allows him to appoint a prime minister within the next 48 hours."

Lecornu added that it is up to Macron to decide which political camp the future prime minister will come from and how the new government will be composed.

He noted that there is a majority of several political groups, including the left-wing opposition, willing to agree on a budget and stability, albeit under certain conditions.

"I can therefore tell you that I feel there is still a possible path forward," Lecornu said.

However, he ruled out returning as prime minister if Macron were to ask him. "My mission ends this evening," he added.

According to the Élysée Palace, there would be no statement from Macron on Wednesday.

PM from the left?

Lecornu, who resigned on Monday after just four weeks in office, said earlier in the day that he sees a common desire among the country's parties to pass a budget by the end of the year.

"And this desire naturally creates momentum and a rapprochement that makes the prospect of dissolving parliament seem very remote," he added.

Lecornu remains the caretaker prime minister for now.

The Socialists, Communists and Greens, who performed strongly in the 2024 elections, have all called on the centrist president to appoint a prime minister from the left.

Whoever the new prime minister is, it would be the fourth since mid-2024. If no agreement can be found on a candidate, Macron's only option would be to dissolve the National Assembly and call new elections.

The investigative newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné said a date for the possible new elections seems to have already been set, with prefectures having already received unofficial instructions to prepare for parliamentary elections on Nov. 16 and 23.

Despite calls on the left and right for Macron himself to resign, such a move is considered highly unlikely.

The president has categorically rejected resigning, recently emphasizing that he was directly elected by the people and would remain in office until the end of his term in 2027.