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Why France Is in Crisis

Why France Is in Crisis

The Daily vor 1 Monat

An autumn of discontent has gripped the country ahead of its presidential election.

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For weeks, thousands of high school students in France have been
out in the streets protesting the conditions of public schools.
They want better funding, something that won’t be easy with the
current state of French finances.

Mark Landler, the Paris bureau chief, explains why after years of
overspending, France is in crisis, and is driving toward a fiscal
cliff.

Guest: Mark Landler, the Paris bureau chief of
The New York Times.

Background reading:

France’s debt problem is a warning to the world.

Understand the country’s polycrisis.

For the resurgent far left, the protests are an opening and a
threat.

Photo: Miguel Medina/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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