French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament, winning some breathing space after less than two months in office. All the while, risk analysis firm Eurasia Group is giving a 70-percent chance that the government will “fall in the next few months”. As French politics remain in disarray since President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections last year, FRANCE 24’s Genie Godula welcomes Paul Smith, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.
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