France's political crisis has reached a new peak

Social tension, economic anxiety and political chaos — will Macron's France be known as the sick man of Europe, asks Emmanuelle Schon-Quinlivan?

French outgoing prime minister Sebastien Lecornu resigns on Monday just a day after naming his government. Photo: Stephane Mahe/Pool via AP

Even though the crossroad metaphor is often used, France finds itself at a dead end, with a political landscape more fragmented than at any point in the Fifth Republic’s history. 

The recently appointed prime minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, just hours after appointing his new cabinet on Sunday, after allies and foes alike threatened to topple his government.