Opinion | The World’s Worst Job Is in France

Where do they think they are—Italy? France on Monday lost another Prime Minister—the fifth in two years—as Paris burns through senior political leaders at the pace you used to see in Rome. Don’t expect the revolving door to slow down any time soon.

The latest victim of political dysfunction à la française is Sébastien Lecornu, who quit after less than a month as PM. He’d come into office promising a “profound break” with the gridlock of the recent past. Then this weekend he introduced a new cabinet stacked with politicians associated with unpopular President Emmanuel Macron. The backlash in the obstreperous legislature prompted his resignation a day later.