Why can't France hold on to its prime ministers?

France's wartime president Charles de Gaulle once asked: "How can anyone govern a country with 246 varieties of cheese?"

"More than 60 years on," said CNN , "the answer appears to be no one."

After losing a vote of no confidence, François Bayrou was forced to resign as prime minister after nine months. That leaves President Emmanuel Macron "weaker than ever", searching for his fifth prime minister in less than two years and facing growing calls for his own resignation.

What did the commentators say?

"With yet another government on the brink, France has, it seems, become ungovernable," said CNN.

Bayrou called the vote to try to push through his €44 billion savings plan – although budget reform "was precisely what claimed the scalp of his predecessor", Michel Barnier, after only t