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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3132
  • 16 Oct 2025
  • 39 min

French prime minister survives two votes of no confidence – but at what cost?

Sébastien Lecornu French Prime Minister

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  • The Monocle Daily
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3132
  • 39 min

Sébastien Lecornu keeps his job but at the expense of Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms. Plus: Why was Tony Blair given a role upholding Gaza’s ceasefire but no other European heavyweights were? And is China a friend or foe?

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  • Andrew Mueller

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