What Does France’s Turmoil Mean for Macron?

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What does France’s political and economic turmoil after the prime minister’s fall mean for President Macron? Dr. Elie Al Hindy, Professor of International Relations, explains.

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00:00Dr. Eli, dramatic day today in France. It wasn't unexpected, but this plunges France into even

00:07more turmoil. We mentioned political and economic crisis. And what does this all mean for Macron?

00:15That's true. That's very true. It is not unexpected, but definitely what's coming is

00:20going to be even more difficult for Macron specifically, but for France more generally.

00:25This instability has been ongoing since President Macron decided to go for a snap elections

00:30a year and a half ago. And since then, he hasn't been able to reach that stability because the

00:36parliament is significantly divided into three parts between the left, the center and the right,

00:41and none of them has the ability to create a clear majority. Since then, he's been trying to have

00:47somebody in the prime ministry that he can, you know, coexist with as the term in French

00:53politics is, but it hasn't been easy. And now it's going to be even more difficult. But the more

01:00problematic point is that Bayrou is falling because of his budget policies that are harsh requirements

01:08by the EU to cut the deficit significantly and to cut the spending significantly. The most probable

01:14thing that's going to happen is for the left, center left to take on the lead. But can they do

01:20these cuts? Can they follow these requirements of the EU? This is where the answer is completely

01:25not clear. And if they come to power, it's completely unexpected what they will do and will

01:30they be able to do these decisions.

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