Squiz Shortcuts: Why Emmanuel Macron is facing a political crisis…
France has a major case of déjà vu, with yet another Prime Minister resigning last week after failing to get the country’s budget passed in a divided parliament. It’s become a familiar story to the French - but this time there’s a twist: on Friday, the same PM, Sébastien Lecornu, was reappointed to the job by President Emmanuel Macron. The country is facing massive national debt and a budget deficit, and this latest mess has added to mounting pressure on Macron to resign… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll explain how the French system of government works and why it’s in turmoil…
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