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France Teeters Over a Political and Fiscal Abyss
France America is not the only Western democracy mired in a political crisis brought on by the brinksmanship of feckless politicos. Americans can find company in their misery among the French, who have seen four prime ministers come and go in the past 18 months. President Emmanual Macron may stride the world like a colossus, but at home, he is very much on the back foot, mostly as a result of his own errors. This week’s embarrassing scene is th…
The last few hours in France have been a chaos of declarations and betrayals. After five prime ministers in a year and a half, the last, Sébastien Lecornu, has not managed to close an agreement that avoids new elections.The left refuses to agree with Macron if it does not suspend pension reform, the ultraright threatens to block everything... and the president seems increasingly lonely.The second European economy looks at the exhaustion of its o…
RECIT - While a prime minister is to be appointed by Friday night to succeed him, Sébastien Lecornu judged on Wednesday night on France 2 that a "path is possible" without further dissolution of the assembly. He did not announce the suspension of the pension reform demanded on the left.
The resigned Prime Minister spoke on France 2, Wednesday, after two days of negotiations in an attempt to overcome the political impasse.
On the stage of the 8 p.m. newspaper, the ephemeral head of government presented the results of his consultations, without being able to establish a clear perspective for the future.
The resignation of the Prime Minister was the guest of the 20H of France 2 this Wednesday evening. He reported to the French about his two days of consultations in order to try to find him a replacement. Here is what to remember. - EN BREF - Future government, budget, retreats... What to remember from the interview of Sébastien Lecornu (Politics).
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