The left and the far right deny Emmanuel Macron a majority in the French National Assembly.
Arthur Goldhammer
Arthur Goldhammer is a writer, translator, and Affiliate of the Center for European Studies at Harvard. He blogs at French Politics. Follow him on Twitter: @artgoldhammer.
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France’s ‘Deconfinement’ Plan
France has announced a carefully phased plan for easing the severe restrictions imposed in mid-March. The strategy is far more coherent, cautious, and realistic than the miraculous ‘reopening’ envisioned by U.S. authorities.
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Europe’s Winter of Discontent
Domestic political turmoil in the European Union’s four largest economies spells trouble ahead.
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The Permanent Becomes Ephemeral: Merkel Steps Back
In Germany, Angela Merkel announces her intention to step down as party leader. What are the implications for the European Union?
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Democracy and Its Discontents
Three authors engage with the threats to a liberal society.
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Is Another Youth Rebellion in the Making?
It’s been half a century since young people around the world asserted that the times were “a-changin’.” Could another youth rebellion be in the making?
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Germany: Can the Center Hold?
Coalition talks between Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and Martin Schulz’s Social Democrats have begun. Will the German center hold, or will the talks end in collapse and an end of the Merkel era?
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The French Right Goes Wrong
France’s Republican Party has chosen a new leader, Laurent Wauquiez, who did not hesitate to divide the party in order to conquer it. Now, having expelled his erstwhile comrades of the center-right, he has no alternative but to try to poach voters from the extremist Front National.
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Dredging Memory
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s new documentary is an immemorial tale of men at war, almost Homeric in its directness and simplicity.
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Germany Votes
In this year’s federal election, Angela Merkel won a fourth term, but the German far-right achieved its strongest showing since World War II.