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The Hello and welcome to another episode of Politics Theory Other. My name is Alex Doherty.

Firstly, a big thanks to Juliette Jakes and Paris Marx for their very able presenting of the show

while I was away.

And if you miss their episodes with Cecilia Rickap on Digital Sovereignty and James Schneider

on Britain's new left party, then do go check them out.

My guest today is Sebastian Budgeon, who returns to the show to talk about the political

crisis in France, where French president Emmanuel Macron has appointed My guest today is Sebastian Budgeon who returns to the show to talk about the political crisis

in France, where French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed his third Prime Minister in

a year as he seeks to get an austerity budget through the French Parliament.

We talked about the political background of the new Prime Minister and long-time Macron ally,

Sebastian Le Cornu, and whether the French Socialist Party is likely

to prop up the new government and vote through a budget. We also talked about how the radical

left La France-Sumise and Jean-Luc Melanchon have handled the campaign of demonisation they

have been subjected to by the French media. Finally, we talked about the legal troubles of Marine Le Pen

and the electoral prospects for the far-right National Rally. If you find this interview useful,

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