How Divided Government Works in France
Without a majority in the National Assembly, the president can still make foreign policy.
Without a majority in the National Assembly, the president can still make foreign policy.
Power-sharing kept the peace for 25 years. Now it’s making it harder to govern.
Banning the sale of cannabis could lead to a surge in street crime.
The only thing worse than two-party polarization is permanent rule by the center.
The president’s second term could be a lot harder than his first.
Emmanuel Macron is the first French president in twenty years to win reelection.
Charles de Gaulle’s two-party system has broken down.
Left-wing France should give the president a second chance.
French pensions are too generous. The pension system is too expensive.
Takeaways from the first presidential voting round in France.
This presidential election will be a rematch of the last.
The electoral system, the candidates, the key issues and the most likely outcomes.
Whoever wins the presidency, France will probably have five years of divided government.
The president promised to make France competitive and confident again, and he has.
Policies include leaving NATO, legalizing cannabis, raising the retirement age and renationalizing motorways.