President Emmanuel Macron now embodies the paradox of a leader who sought to be a giant on the world stage but has become a politically diminished figure at home. The resignation of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu after a single day—the fifth PM to quit in three years—is not just a crisis; it is a profound embarrassment that exposes the smallness of Macron’s political grip.

This recurring drama of collapse and resignation paints a picture of a leader unable to command his own political space. A president who once promised a bold, Jupiter-like leadership now presides over a chronic state of deadlock, with his own allies pressuring him to call snap elections. For a nation like France, with its historic legacy of powerful central authority, this spectacle is a stark humiliation.

The issue is no longer just political disagreement; it is a failure of basic governance. As Paris grapples with a mounting debt and legislative paralysis, Macron’s political stature shrinks with each departing prime minister. The man who envisioned a resolute France now appears tragically small, trapped in a crisis of his own making, with his survival the central question of the day.