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Call me pedantic if you will, but should a column about the calamitous state of French politics not pay slightly more attention to the president who has been in power for ten years, and what he did, than just observing he’s leaving? Rather than just treating the public as angry imbeciles, I mean
theguardian.com
The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why | Paul Taylor
The race to succeed Emmanuel Macron is looming, but rarely has the mood been so gloomy or the lure of extremist solutions so alarming, says Paul Taylor, of the European Policy Centre
