armed forces

Whoever ends up in government "will need to be completely disconnected from any presidential ambition for 2027," said Lecornu, a former armed forces minister.

Several members of the armed forces have reportedly been injured, and Conaie said one person has been killed.

Hundreds of thousands of reservists in the armed forces, the IDF, want to get back to their lives after many months in uniform on active service.

Lecornu, a former armed forces minister, was France's fifth prime minister in under two years.

This is significant because the administration is required by law to report to Congress if it will use the armed forces, which suggests it plans to use further military action.