Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- Pressure mounted on Saturday (Oct 11) on France's newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.

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

But his new government is already at risk, after his reappointment provoked outrage across the political spectrum and pledges ...