In Retrospect

With leadership in flux, debt soaring, and far-right populism gaining strength, France’s crisis could reshape both its domestic stability and the European Union’s future

XFrance – the second-largest economy in the European Union (EU) – is in a deep political crisis. On October 6, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu resigned after appointing his new cabinet, plunging France straight back into the political crisis it has been stuck in since 2022. According to Reuters, French President Emmanuel Macron now faces three unpleasant options. Firstly, he could name a new prime minister. A figure from within his own centrist Renaissance (RE) party appears unlikely, and Macron has been unwilling to name a leftist, as they want to dilute his hard-won pension reform. In April 2023,

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