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How can any voter cast an eye over their crumbling country and conclude that France is in a better state than it was in 2017?
Gavin Mortimer
For eight years, his brand has rested on keeping France just stable enough to get by. If he loses this confidence vote, his authority breaks
James Tidmarsh
The French president is reported to be depressed, disagreeable with colleagues, sulking in his palace
Jonathan Miller
The French left has become an ideology characterized by its immaturity and its intolerance
The appointment brings to an end a shambolic summer that saw France drift leaderless