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Paris faces uncertain 2025 as Macron admits snap elections destabilized Francewww.cnbc.com/2025/01/02/macron-admits-he-made-a-mistake-by-calling-snap-elections.html
277 sats \ 5 comments \ @siggy47 2 Jan Politics_And_Law
"We are also faced with political instability, it is not specific to France, we also see it among our German friends who have just dissolved their Assembly. But it legitimately worries us,” Macron said in his New Year address.
France’s budget deficit is seen standing at 6.1% in 2024 and its debt pile at 112% of gross domestic product.
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82 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 2 Jan
Europe is just a complete mess. I thought Canada was bad but they make us look downright competent (maybe that's going a bit too far).
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 2 Jan
No. I think you're spot on. @TomK has been saying this all along, but now the MSM is realizing it too.
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 2 Jan
TomK has done awesome work highlighting the issues in Europe.
He joined soon after I did so he has been doing his thing for a while now.
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @398ja 2 Jan
He is clinging to power, and is running out of options. The current government, and to an extent the last one that fell apart after a three months, are filled with dinosaurs brought back to live from extinction. They do not reflect the results of the recent elections. Macron will say anything, blame the opposition, the voters, and just not to admit fault.
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 2 Jan
Bad things just dont disappear if you bury your head in the sand? They have known of all these issues for a long time, but havent gotten anywhere with cutting costs. "Euro zone’s second-largest economy" I didnt realize France was the second largest, it must really be hurting Germany to prop them up so much.
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