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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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French Prime Minister Bayrou Loses Confidence Vote, Putting Pressure on Macron

Prime Minister François Bayrou failed a confidence vote aimed at breaking an impasse over the budget, adding more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

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Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, center, leaving the National Assembly after the confidence vote, on Monday.
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A City Reinvented: Paris Is Now Greater Paris

The periphery of the French capital is more vital than ever, and its creativity and dynamism have blurred old boundaries.

The Ourcq Canal in the Pantin suburb, now the center of gravity for Paris’s dynamism and creativity.
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