We're going into hypothetical North Korea territory here, I don't think it's productive

You mean you don't have an answer. North Korea aren't a hypothetical situation, they're a real country. It's something that has happened in reality.

No, I'm assuming every governing party will want to remain in power, so by default they'll tend to take a position that has majority support, unless there are external factors forcing them to implement an unpopular policy. In Macron's case, the budget forced him to implement unpopular policies. The same thing happened to the Conservatives. It's the government's role to deliver what the people want, unless what they want is unrealistic, then it's the government's responsibility to decide what is the best compromise.

People aren't just going to roll over and take it if they feel their lives are being destroyed by government policy. It's not in human nature to do so. They will do what they can to improve their situation.

Macron's pushed through tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy at a time when many are struggling, they didn't vote for him to do that, he didn't have to do that and they're bearing the brunt of the consequences of it. It isn't a compromise, it's an ideological decision that didn't need to be made.