Just bear in mind that it is diplomatically impossible for Le Drian to say "Of course, we could grant an extension to a different government", or "Britain needs to hold elections before the UE could grant an extension".
That would be foreign interference.

But he's dead right : all things being equal, there is no case for granting an extension [to a Conservative government]

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II}