France’s political system has mounted a massive and acute immune response, violently rejecting President Emmanuel Macron’s new government as if it were a foreign pathogen. The swift destruction of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s administration shows a system that is actively working to expel any entity it deems a threat to its equilibrium.
The “pathogen” in this case was the cabinet appointed by Lecornu. Its “unchanged” nature was identified by the political system’s antibodies—the opposition parties—as a dangerous continuation of a sickness that was already weakening the host.
The immune response was immediate and overwhelming. The political body was flooded with anti-inflammatory rhetoric, with leaders like Olivier Faure diagnosing the government with a fatal lack of legitimacy. This triggered a systemic rejection, attacking the new administration before it could establish a foothold.
Lecornu, as the head of this foreign entity, was the primary target of this immune attack. His political life signs failed rapidly under the onslaught, and his resignation was a sign that the system had successfully neutralized and expelled the perceived threat.
This episode reveals a political system that has become hyper-sensitive and auto-immune. It is so primed to fight off the influence of President Macron that it is now attacking the very organs of governance necessary for its own survival. This powerful immune response, while effective in the short term, may be leading to a long-term systemic collapse.
A Political Immune Response: System Rejects Macron’s New Government
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