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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez: Normalizing our relations with Mexico is a priority'

It's Thursday morning and Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, 53, arrives at the Miro Room in La Moncloa, the seat of government, dressed in a blue suit and in good spirits. He seems eager to continue the fight. Neither the fierce legal pressure nor the withdrawal of parliamentary support by the Catalan separatist party Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia), announced just an hour earlier, appear to have affected the Socialist Party (PSOE) leader.
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fromemptywheel
1 month ago
France news

More Madness of Macron: An Endless Crisis - emptywheel

France's parliamentary deadlock has produced rapid prime minister turnovers, leaving the government unable to form durable coalitions or reliably perform core functions.
fromwww.thelocal.fr
2 months ago
France news

ANALYSIS: Has France really become 'ungovernable'?

A split parliament, repeated mass protests, and frequent government turnover have produced persistent instability that challenges effective governance in France.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
France news

The Guardian view on France's latest political crisis: Francois Bayrou's gamble on austerity does not deserve to pay off | Editorial

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
France news

The Guardian view on France's latest political crisis: Francois Bayrou's gamble on austerity does not deserve to pay off | Editorial

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

French PM in final bid to salvage cabinet amid political turmoil Europe live

Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of Europe news. France is likely to be the main focus as Sebastien Lecornu, the outgoing prime minister, is due to start a last-ditch effort to rally cross-party support for a cabinet lineup to pull his country out of political deadlock. President Emmanuel Macron tasked Lecornu, 39, with forming a government in early September after parliament toppled his predecessor over an unpopular austerity budget.
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