What’s Really Going On in France Right Now: Understanding the République in Crisis

PAID — Here's the EXPLAINER you've been looking for... French politics feels like chaos: five prime ministers in two years! What's it all mean?

Look, if you've been watching the news from France and thinking "What the absolute hell is happening over there?", you're in excellent company.

Even some seasoned French political journalists are struggling to keep up with this cirque politique.

So let me walk you through this extraordinary mess like we're sitting down for a proper chat, because what's unfolding right now is nothing short of a constitutional crisis that's reshaping how we understand modern democracy.

C'est la Catastrophe: Another Government Bites the Dust

Here's what just happened, and honestly, it's almost farcical if it weren't so serious.