Marine Le Pen says she will seek to call a no-confidence motion as she urges Macron to dissolve the National Assembly

France’s political crisis has entered a volatile new phase after prime minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled his new government on Sunday night – just two days after being reappointed.

The reshuffle, intended to steady the ship after last week’s chaotic collapse of his first cabinet, has instead reignited tensions across the political spectrum and left president Emmanuel Macron facing the gravest challenge of his second term.