Paris, Oct. 12 -- France's newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu called for a government free from party jockeying on Saturday as he visited a police station south of Paris, in his first outing since his controversial return to the job, France 24 reported.

In a move that drew sharp criticism, President Emmanuel Macron reinstated Lecornu late Friday evening, just four days after his resignation and the collapse of a government that had survived only 14 hours.

Lecornu, 39, now faces the task of forming a cabinet to present a 2026 draft budget on Monday, in a bid to end months of political paralysis and rein in France's sprawling debt, as per France 24.

"I will do my duty and I will not be a problem," he said, warning that hi...