Under Pressure, Macron Rolls the Dice

French PM Resigns in the First Step of Macron's Reshuffle

Reshuffling a government is risky. It can either provide fresh momentum or add to the sense of deck chairs being pushed around on the Titanic.

French President Emmanuel Macron certainly needs a reset. He’s coming off the back of a disastrous showing in local elections. His foreign policy is under question after failed efforts to play a key mediating role in places like Libya and Iran.