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🇫🇷Amendment warfare and counterfactuals
Amendment carnage on 2025 budget, Emmanuel Macron harpoons ministers over Israel claims, Lucie Castets career on the line, and a caption contest
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Julien Hoez
🇫🇷More(?) money, more(?) problems?
Barnier’s austerity budget, Fitch agency warns on French deficit, Gas tax conflict between ministers, and Marion Maréchal Le Pen launches a new party
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷Opportunities aplenty
Gerald Darmanin launches presidential springboard with "Populaire", Emmanuel Macron calls for arms sale embargo on Israel, and then Macron tackles…
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Julien Hoez
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September 2024

🇫🇷Political infighting
Pascal Canfin quits Renaissance BurEx, Michel Barnier works to build coalition in government, and Renaissance fights for its future
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷The Barnier Government
Apparently we’re influential or something, the new French Government, the Bank of France signals optimism, and Eric Ciotti quits Les Républicains
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷Musical Chairs and elections
Macron announces power sharing with Barnier, open war between Mélenchon and Ruffin, Macron proposes annual National Celebration of sport, and Barnier…
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Julien Hoez
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🇫🇷The New Prime Minister
Emmanuel Macron nominates Michel Barnier as PM who immediately meets resistance from the Nouveau Front Populaire, we look at the tasks ahead, and…
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Julien Hoez
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Macron nominates Michel Barnier as Prime Minister
After months of negotiations, consultations, and political tumult, Emmanuel Macron has finally nominated former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as…
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Hugh Vuillier
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🇫🇷We’re back!
It’s been just over a month, but your favourite publication is now back, fully recharged, and filled with plans! Pavel Durov arrested by the state, and…
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Julien Hoez
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July 2024

🇫🇷 The Annual Break
The only way to keep this glorious project of ours going is by making sure that i'm being responsible, which means it's time for the annual holiday.
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Julien Hoez
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🇪🇺What MEPs helped von der Leyen’s return?
Ursula von der Leyen has now been re-elected after a much-discussed election process this week, but how did she get re-elected? and who helped her out?
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Ciarán O' Driscoll
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The martyrdom of St Trump
A conversation with Julien Hoez of The French Dispatch on political violence, the uses of blood and the increasing irrelevance of facts in democratic…
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