Defying the strict instructions of the Italian government, a second boat carrying about 40 refugees docked in the port of Lampedusa in Sicily on Sunday, just a couple of days after another boat carrying a similar number did the same thing.

In May 2017, Emmanuel Macron pulled off a miracle. Within months of having launched a bid for the French presidency, without a party, any structure and just a handful of a core team of supporters, he managed to win the presidential election by a huge margin.