In the interview, Dr Landry Charrier looks in particular at the possible motivations and motives of the political right and left to topple the government and also to persuade French President Macron to resign. Charrier describes the current situation in France as a ‘real government crisis’. De facto, France is currently not fit to govern. In addition, France has ‘lived beyond its means’ in terms of fiscal policy in recent decades and is now facing an enormous debt burden, Charrier continued. The France expert Charrier also addresses the question of how strong the French population's trust in President Macron is and what the current situation means for Europe.
CASSIS Fellow Dr Landry Charrier analyses the downfall of the government in France for Deutsche Welle CASSIS Fellow Dr Landry Charrier on the vote of no confidence in the French parliament
After just three months, a vote of no confidence has sealed the end of France's centre-right government. In the dispute over the austerity budget, the opposition toppled Prime Minister Barnier, who submitted his resignation. Dr Landry Charrier talks about Prime Minister Barnier's resignation in an interview for Deutsche Welle.
Dr. Charrier in the Deutsche Welle interview
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