Can France find a way out of its political and fiscal problems?

27/10/2025 38 min
Can France find a way out of its political and fiscal problems?

Listen "Can France find a way out of its political and fiscal problems?"

Episode Synopsis

France has been cycling through Prime Ministers, as the government struggles to pass a budget through a divided parliament. Paul and Luke talk to Lizzy Galbraith and Felix Feather about France’s political and fiscal challenges, what’s unique about France’s problems compared to other ageing and indebted Western democracies, and what a potential victory for the extremes of French politics at the 2027 Presidential election would mean for the economy and markets.