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Macron Has No Good Options After Repeat Collapse of French Government

The president, thwarted at home, has become increasingly frustrated and weakened at a critical moment for his country and Europe.

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“To be free in this world, you have to be feared,” President Emmanuel Macron of France has taken to saying.
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France’s Government Has Collapsed. What Comes Next?

President Emmanuel Macron is expected to appoint a new prime minister, rejecting calls for elections or his resignation.

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The collapse of the French government now leaves President Emmanuel Macron with an assortment of imperfect, even unpalatable, options. Each holds its own challenge for both him and the country.
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French Prime Minister Calls Special Parliamentary Session to Address Ballooning Debt

Prime Minister François Bayrou called a parliamentary session to address the “gravity” of the situation. An analyst said his move was “political suicide,” as some opponents vowed to bring down the government.

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“There’s no way out if we don’t realize the gravity of this risk,” Prime Minister François Bayrou of France said of the country’s deficit during a news conference in Paris on Monday.
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