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🗓️ 30 September 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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0:00.0 | All right, Alexander, let's talk about what is happening in France and the struggles that Macron's new prime minister, Michelle Barnier, who's very much aligned with the European Union. |
0:16.4 | He was an EU commissioner at one point in time. |
0:19.9 | Barnier was being considered for the top job that Ursula now holds. |
0:24.4 | Anyway, he is the appointed prime minister of Macron, and he is having a real difficult time |
0:33.2 | forming a government. |
0:35.9 | We actually said he would run into troubles, and he is running into serious troubles. |
0:41.2 | And he has even said that if he cannot form a government, he may have to resign as prime minister. |
0:47.0 | I imagine that would be a huge setback for Macron, but it doesn't seem like Macron really cares too much. |
0:54.4 | I don't know. |
0:54.7 | That's the impression I'm getting anyway. |
0:55.9 | Your thoughts, Alexander. |
0:56.8 | I don't think he cares at all. |
0:58.9 | Macron continues to govern France, if that's the right word, |
1:03.6 | or remains president of France for the moment. |
1:07.2 | There's attempts to get impeachment proceedings organized against him. |
1:11.7 | A parliamentary committee has voted that through. |
1:16.3 | Impeachment of the French president is incredibly difficult. |
1:20.1 | I don't think he's done anything that breaks the letter of the law here. |
1:23.4 | So I don't think he's going to be impeached. |
1:25.3 | He's going to remain president of France. And effectively, at the moment, he's got more power than any other than he's had for a long time in France, |
1:35.3 | because he doesn't have to contend with a hostile parliament. |
1:39.3 | And the government itself, the government that is accountable to the Parliament, |
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