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Program: France on brink of political crisis as PM set to lose confidence vote

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France is facing the possibility of having its fifth prime minister in less than two years, an economic crisis and the threat of further civil unrest as French MP's today debate a vote of no confidence in the country's current prime minister, Francois Bayrou. If, as expected, he loses, it will deepen the country's economic and political malaise and could even put the future of Emmanuel Macron's presidency in doubt.

Guest: Natanael Bloch, French Political analyst; former advisor to government of Nicolas Sarkozy

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French President Emmanuel Macron embraces mayor of Pau and High Commissioner for Planning Francois Bayrou, right, during a reception with French mayors at the Elysee Palace, on the sidelines of the 105th session of the Congress of Mayors organised by the "France's Mayors' Association" (AMF), in Paris, Wednesday Nov. 22, 2023.

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