How can France's stormy political crisis be resolved and will the Olympics go to plan?
Talking France10 Juli 2024

How can France's stormy political crisis be resolved and will the Olympics go to plan?

In the last episode before the summer break we focus on the post-election political crisis that is gripping France.


We've had the elections, they produced a shock result and although there were some losers - namely Marine Le Pen’s far right which finished third despite pollsters predictions that they would win - there wasn't really a clear winner. So what happens now? When will France get a new government? If its the leftist alliance then what will they do in power?


Or will nothing happen and will frustration among politicians boil over into protests and unrest on the streets this summer?


Surely France can't let that happen because we've got the Olympics coming up and it's vital that it all runs smoothly. But will it all go to plan? We'll find out the latest with the opening ceremony approaching fast.


And away from the political crisis and olympics anxiety we look ahead to this summer in France.


Ben McPartland your host is joined for one more time by the team at The Local France : Emma Pearson, Gen Mansfield and our French politics guru John Lichfield.


Thanks to all our listeners for tuning in during this latest season. We'll be back in September when no doubt there'll be a lot of talking points to catch up on. In the meantime please consider joining The Local to help us continue producing this weekly podcast about France.


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