The Saudis footed the bill for most of that $44bn - most is only out of pocket about $10bn of it iirc.

Fwiw he didn’t actually intend to buy it, he was shitposting and got nailed by the SEC, only THEN did he try to work out what to do with it.

Unfortunately the “what” turned out to be destroying democracy and helping Trump turn the US into a feudal state

Well there’s zero chance Macron will resign, so we’ll need to consider the other options…

So, his attempt to co-opt the far right into supporting his agenda failed, so he either has to make more concessions to RN to get them onboard (doesn’t really matter who the PM is, more what he will promise to get their support. Or he will try and get the NFP to agree to his agenda…which they won’t particularly after shunning them and refusing talks.

So, it’s either play a game of appointing PMs who lose confidence votes to run out the clock, or Macron making concessions to one side.

I’m betting on running out the clock, he seems utterly unwilling to negotiate with the left, and if he rolls over for the right the centrists get annihilated next election