The temptation may be to mock Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to appoint a prime minister, but it is one that should be resisted. Pointing out that Sebastien Lecornu lasted barely half a Liz Truss only draws attention to our own recent problems of high prime ministerial turnover, after all.
The Italians, too, might observe with some satisfaction that their reputation for frequent changes of government and fiscal profligacy has been transferred to their neighbour. Giorgia Meloni has now been in office for three years and Italy’s budget deficit is much lower than France’s. But they should put the smugness on hold.
