France’s government has collapsed once again after a failed confidence vote, proving that political stability in Paris has the same shelf life as a baguette left out overnight. President Emmanuel Macron now faces the grimly comedic task of appointing yet another prime minister, marking his fifth attempt at finding someone who can both govern and survive France’s national sport: parliamentary sabotage.
The rejected government fell by a margin so decisive that lawmakers reportedly high-fived each other before returning to shouting about pension reform, immigration, and whether France should ever be happy. Macron, visibly exhausted, quipped that he might just rotate prime ministers weekly, “like cheese varieties.”
Bookmakers are already taking bets on who lasts longer: the next French premier or a head of lettuce placed under studio lights. Meanwhile, weary citizens shrugged, opened more wine, and prepared to explain, again, why their democracy looks like experimental theatre.
