French political stalemate threatens its economy

The country is without (https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/months-chaos-will-cripple-france-years-2024-12-06/) a prime minister after Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence (https://www.breakingviews.com/considered-view/ecb-approach-to-french-storm-can-be-a-gallic-shrug/) vote. That will make it hard to cut the large budget deficit (budget%20deficit) . In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why a long crisis would deter foreign investors and damage France’s growth. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement (https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html) for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.spotify.com%2Fabout-advertisements&data=05%7C01%7CKatrina.Hamlin%40thomsonreuters.com%7C3b039bc29d0842c1f3c808db31f2f828%7C62ccb8646a1a4b5d8e1c397dec1a8258%7C0%7C0%7C638158691841066703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UA%2B51%2B5AGd3j8eftc9yqBr2w%2F5VGBj0t3hHpxTHx5wI%3D&reserved=0) to opt-out of targeted advertising.