Emmanuel Macron is cornered, his presidency unravelling under relentless pressure. From left and right, there are demands to dissolve the National Assembly or for Macron himself to resign. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s resignation after just 27 days has shattered Macrons fragile coalition. The man who once straddled France’s political divide now faces its united wrath. Yet, in a cruel irony, Macron’s survival may hinge on his nemesis, Marine Le Pen. By calling an election and letting her National Rally form a government, Macron could cling to the Élysée, his power gutted but his title intact, saved by the National Rally he vowed to destroy.

France’s Fifth Republic, designed for strong presidents and obedient parliaments, has rarely looked so fragile

The collapse of Lecornu’s governm

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