Is It Time For a French Sixth Republic?
Simon Whistler · October 14, 2025 · 12 min video · Europe & NATO
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Just when it seems that all hope was lost, the leaders of France have found a way to make their political predicament somehow even worse.
Last week, we here at Political France brought you the latest on the collapse of the French government, after Prime Minister Sebastian Lecono proved unable to form a winning government and watched his choice for a cabinet fall apart after just 14 miserable hours.
But now, despite trying his damnedest hand in his resignation, French President Manuel Macron has forced Lecono to remain in power and try again.
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France’s Fifth Republic is cracking. From Macron’s stalemate to protests and collapsing cabinets, should Paris rewrite constitution for a Sixth Republic? Dive into history, stakes, and scenarios behind France’s reboot.
