The French prime minister has out-Trussed Liz by resigning after just 26 days – 23 favourite funny reactions
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French politics for beginners.
— Nicolas Henin (@nicolashenin.net) October 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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For just 49.99 a month, we'll deliver a fresh French Prime Minister to your door every week.
— John Bull (@garius.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Ah, the famous French work-life balance
on.ft.com/4mTFYVb French prime minister resigns less than a month after appointment
— Emma Jacobs (@emmavj.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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If Liz Truss was a lettuce, Sebastien Lecornu was, what, a gently simmering pint of unpasteurised milk?
— Stanley Pignal (@spignal.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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They're the same picture
— FdeSousse (@taleboules.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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In Memoriam – Sébastien Lecornu 2025 – 2025
— Le Gorafi (@legorafi.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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In the future, everyone will be French PM for 15 minutes.
— Mark Sugrue (@marksugrue.com) October 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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And, in a very real sense, aren't we all the French Prime Minister?
— Iain Roberts (@slowbikeiain.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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R4 reporter suggesting the (unlikely) possibility Macron may accept Lecornu's resignation as PM but then immediately reappoint him which does at least on the face of it seem like the most French thing that could happen
— Janine Gibson (@janinegibson.ft.com) October 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Heard rumours that the French PM is going to be selected via a weekly national lottery from now on. Seems like an imaginative solution to a constitutional crisis.
— Anthony Painter (@anthonypainter.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Pencilled in to be the French PM for 8 hours in late November but something else has come up. Will anyone be able to swap for a time later this month?
— Scott Wortley (@scottwortley.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
At least it might temporarily make other countries in crisis feel a tiny bit better.
No matter how batshit UK politics is, it’s comforting to know that we are always available to hold their beer ♂️
— Phil 6T (@6townsrunner.bsky.social) October 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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