Special Coverage: French Government Falls After Vote
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🗓️ 4 December 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen teamed up with a left-wing coalition to topple the French government, pitching the country into a prolonged period of turbulence that’s likely to further unsettle investors. For reaction and analysis, hosts Tim Stenovec and Emily Graffeo speak with Bloomberg Daybreak Europe host Stephen Carroll, reporting live from our Paris bureau and Steven Englander, global head of G10 FX Research at Standard Chartered Bank.
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| 1:07.1 | Lawmakers from the far left and right of Francis political spectrum are set to combine and topple |
| 1:12.6 | Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government tonight in Paris. The National Assembly set to reconvene |
| 1:18.3 | as we speak, and that is when we're supposed to get the result. Covering it all is Stephen Carroll, |
| 1:24.7 | Bloomberg Radio Daybreak Europe anchor. Stephen joins us from our Paris Bureau. |
| 1:28.5 | Stephen, good to see you this evening. |
| 1:30.6 | Earlier in your career, you spent a decade working for France 24 television in Paris. |
| 1:35.4 | You've interviewed President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Michelle Barnier. |
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