As the summer holidays end, President Macron faces a political stalemate, struggling to form a functioning government amidst rising public hostility and a looming financial crisis.
The most urgent problem is that France doesn't actually have a functioning government, since inconclusive snap parliamentary elections in July produced a political stalemate.
This has come at an especially bad time for France, which is facing a looming financial crisis due to a ballooning budget deficit and threats from ratings agencies.
Tough financial choices will be required in the 2025 budget but there's no clear consensus on whether these should be tax increases, budget cuts, both or neither.
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