In France, Prime Minister François Bayrou has become the fourth to fall in just three years. This marks a deepening of a crisis that threatens President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to steer the country through mounting economic and geopolitical pressures. Dr Benjamin Barton, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Malaysia tells us what to expect next and is France doomed to repeat this political deadlock again.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Elaine Boey, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories:  economy,  politics,  government,  international,  controversies

Tags:  françois bayrou,  Angela Rayner,  public debt,  france,  united kingdom,