Col on Nostr: France is mired in its “most serious political crisis since 1968”, says Sylvie ...

France is mired in its “most serious political crisis since 1968”, says Sylvie Kauffmann in the FT. 4 days after the resignation of Sébastien Lecornu, the 3rd PM in a year, Emmanuel Macron revealed that the new PM would be Sébastien Lecornu again! A new poll puts Le Pen’s far-right National Rally on 36%, probably enough to scrabble together a majority, so mainstream parties may agree a compromise on pensions that would only be a temporary reprieve. After his disastrous snap election last year.