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Sophie Pedder

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Paris Bureau Chief, The Economist. Author of Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the Quest to Reinvent a Nation (Bloomsbury 2018) bit.ly/2qSWmfx

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Just when you thought that Paris had already given everything possible at this Olympics Kauli Vaast, surfing gold medalist 2024 🏅🇫🇷

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Nearly 8 weeks after the final legislative vote, France still has no new government. This damaging hiatus reflects a chronic failure to treat political compromise as anything other than weakness and capitulation In The Economist economist.com/europe/2024/08…

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Don't worry France, you may not have a new prime minister but...from today you can get all The Economist videos in French (thanks to AI 🇫🇷 translation) AND a subscription to the daily Espresso news-analysis app is now free to all students worldwide⬇️ subscribenow.economist.com/student?check=1

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France's new prime minister, Michel Barnier (aged 73), is over twice the age of France's outgoing prime minister, Gabriel Attal (35)

France's new prime minister, Michel Barnier (aged 73), is over twice the age of France's outgoing prime minister, Gabriel Attal (35)
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The left thinks it won France's parliamentary election. The country now has a prime minister from the right. Michel Barnier faces a delicate balancing act governing with a hung parliament. It will be just as testing as the Brexit negotiations he led economist.com/europe/2024/09…