Habemus Budget and the rise of (another) Sarkozy
France finally has a budget and, for now at least, a government to go with it. In this episode of So French, Sara Bertilsson and Stefan de Vries unpack how Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu pushed the 2026 budget through parliament using the notorious Article 49.3, why the Socialists backed away from a no-confidence vote, and what this very French political drama tells us about power, compromise, and fatigue.
From Paris, the conversation widens to the world stage. At Davos, Emmanuel Macron warned against a global slide toward rule by force. At home, his stance is fiercely debated. Polls…
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