Last week, the seventh prime minister to serve under French President Emmanuel Macron resigned just 18 hours after forming his government, only to be reassigned to his position by Macron four days later. French politics is now in a period of chaos unseen in the history of the Fifth Republic, and it is having major knock-on effects on the European Union.
In this Substack Live, Dave Keating from Gulf Stream Blues asks Julien Hoez from The French Dispatch to break down what’s happening and why.
Posts mentioned during this Substack Live:
France's political chaos could bring down Europe
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This continent has a leadership vacuum at its most dangerous moment since World War II, facing an unprecedented threat from both Russia and America.
