Go, fourth? France likely to lose another PM
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The Economist
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🗓️ 8 September 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
An unpopular budget will probably spark the ousting of another prime minister, Francois Bayrou—and with him goes another government. Parliamentary impasse is now business as usual, and voters are fed up. Getting Chinese spenders spending is tricky, so policy wonks are at last considering reforming the stingy pension system. And why so many people listen to podcasts at warp speed.
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| 1:26.9 | China's citizens are serious savers, and that's a problem when it comes to consumption. |
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