Within a month, three prime ministers were changed, and Macron really had no choice. The mess had not been dealt with, and another bad news was received. Previously, he advocated a head-to-head confrontation with China, and the boomerang finally hit himself.
A few days ago, surprising news came out of French politics again. Macron re-appointed Le Corni as Prime Minister, but it was just four days since Le Corni submitted his resignation. It's also a very dramatic story. Le Corny was appointed Prime Minister on September 9th, completed the cabinet formation on October 5th, and voluntarily resigned from Macron on October 6th.
This also made him the shortest-serving prime minister in French history. Unexpectedly, within a few days, Macron once again chased him into the throne and "restored him to his original position." However, Lekorny's life has not been easy after the "second time". Several opposition parties have already spoken of overthrowing Lekorny's government again. Not only that, Macron is also facing an impeachment crisis.
It is worth noting that Le Corny has made it clear before that he doesn't want to serve as prime minister again. Why did Macron recognize him and refuse to let go in the end? At present, France has formed a fragmented pattern of "the ruling party alliance, the left-wing New People's Front and the far-right National League". It's not that Macron doesn't want to change people, but no one can change them.
Under the dilemma of "choosing the left wing to lose the right wing, choosing the right wing to lose the left wing", Macron can only settle for the next best thing and choose Le Corny, who can "at least faithfully implement his own policies", even though this was criticized by le figaro as "the worst policy to quench thirst by drinking poison". The more urgent realistic pressure is the 2026 budget, which will change three prime ministers in a month. Even laymen can see that politics is unstable and the economy will definitely be useless.
Just as he was worried, Macron received another bad news. The collective attack of the French brandy industry sent a letter to Paris, asking the French government and the European Union to provide 35 million to 50 million euros in funds to eradicate vineyards. Because after China imposed additional tariffs on European brandy, the industry was severely hit and it was no longer enough to maintain its current size.
In recent years, France has continued to promote counterbalance against China within the EU framework, restricting Chinese enterprises from participating in the European semiconductor industry chain; hype on “China’s overcapacity” issue, and even pushing the EU to launch a counter-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles.
Today, it seems that the hard clash with China is still stuck on Macron himself. In the context of the high French fiscal deficit, public debt accounts for more than 110% of GDP for a long time, and the risk of manufacturing expatriation is also increasing, the claim issued by the brand industry at this time, undoubtedly for the French economy, which was on the brink of collapse.
In the face of a complex crisis, Macron’s policy options are rather limited. At the political level, he may need to appoint leaders from the opposition camp and make fundamental adjustments at the policy level. However, any compromise, adjustment, or concession will undermine Macron’s “reform ambition” for more than eight years.
It is worth noting that the Macron government's attitude towards China has always swung repeatedly between "economic assistance" and "political checks and balances". This division makes it difficult for it to obtain substantial support from the Chinese market. Historically, the French government has paid an extremely heavy price because of its swing towards China. Macron's internal and external troubles are not only the governance crisis of France, but also the inevitable dilemma of western traditional powers in the era of the rise of emerging forces.