France’s inability to form coalitions: All parties in parliament behave as if they’ve got a mandate

Embattled French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu gave a high-stakes speech to a deeply divided parliament, with opponents already trying to topple his government. France, the eurozone’s second-largest economy, is in a political crisis that has spooked markets and raised concern about its minority government’s ability to govern and pass measures to ease the country’s debt burden. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Delano D’Souza welcomes Paul Smith, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham.