French President Emmanuel Macron - already on the ropes in his home country as political turmoil continues apace - just got another kick in the teeth in the last few days after France's EU Commissioner was essentially forced out of office by Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen.

Thierry Breton resigns after accusing Commission president of ‘questionable governance’ and horse trading with French president

Thierry Breton, a French business executive and commissioner for the EU’s vast internal market who recently clashed with tech billionaire Elon Musk, suggested that von der Leyen had gone behind his back to get another French official named in his place to the next commission.

An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch resigned on Monday, criticizing the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just as she tries to assemble a new team for the next five years.

The European Union's top regulator of the bloc's 27-country internal market, France's Thierry Breton, quit Monday accusing European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen of "questionable governance.

By Michel Rose and Foo Yun Chee PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Thierry Breton of France abruptly resigned from the European Commission on Monday and was replaced by Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as his country's candidate for the next EU executive body,