The recent political spectacle in France has captured global attention, sparking astonishment, mockery, and concern across international media. From Washington to Berlin, London to Rome, and even Kigali to Dakar, the world is witnessing what many describe as the unraveling of a nation once admired for its institutional stability and diplomatic finesse.

The shock resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu barely twenty-four hours after his appointment has triggered a political earthquake that has rippled far beyond French borders.

Foreign commentators have used striking language to describe the turmoil: “French farce,” “the painful twilight of Macron’s presidency,” and “an unprecedented political shipwreck.” Global newspapers depict France as a drifting vessel, trapped in internal disputes and struggling to regain a coherent direction.

In the United States, The New York Times described the event as “a shocking decision” and “the clearest failure of Macronism to date.” CNN remarked that “the country appears drained, weary of itself, and led by a president unwilling to face the end of his own political cycle.” The conclusion shared across outlets is blunt: France’s leadership is running on empty, recycling reformist rhetoric devoid of substance.

Across the Channel, British media responded with sharp wit. The Telegraph lamented “the slow death of Emmanuel Macron,” while the BBC described Lecornu as “a prime minister who fell faster than the shadow of his predecessors.”

The Financial Times called it “the Lecornu disaster” and “the painful twilight of a reign,” suggesting that France now teeters on the brink of political and fiscal collapse. Politico Europe even joked that if Liz Truss was compared to a lettuce for her short tenure, “Lecornu would be the spinach of French politics wilted before being served.”

In Italy, humor mixed with disbelief. La Stampa quoted a reader saying, “We Italians thought we had the monopoly on short-lived governments, but we’ve never had one that lasted just one night.” La Repubblica noted the irony of a president “strong abroad, weak in Paris,” now seen as “the fragile link of the European Union.”

In Spain, El País spoke of “an endless political crisis” and a president “trapped in his own labyrinth.” La Vanguardia added sharply that “not even the most unstable Italy has offered such a scene.” Meanwhile, Belgium’s La Libre Belgique described “an unprecedented political collapse under the Fifth Republic,” “a mad day when masks fell,” and “an impossible mission given to a fleeting prime minister” a sign of a system on its last breath.