
-- "Prime Minister François Bayrou has been ousted in a confidence vote after only nine months, collapsing his minority government and plunging France into a political crisis. Bayrou, 74, will hand his resignation to Emmanuel Macron, his longterm centrist ally, on Tuesday morning." --It gets better...
-- "France is facing a day of protest actions on Wednesday organised online by a movement called 'Block Everything,' which could see roads, schools and businesses shut down. Public sector strikes are to follow." --
You think I'm kidding?