Liberté, égalité, désordre: chaos in France

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Two months ago, French politics was thrown into crisis after a snap election left no party with a clear majority. <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/09/05/turmoil-awaits-michel-barnier-frances-new-prime-minister?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_sou ...

An alliance of the far right and the left has <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/12/04/frances-parliament-fires-the-prime-minister?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_a ...

Anglo-French relations have not been <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/07/04/macron-will-beat-trump-to-london?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.l ...