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Another government has collapsed and elections could bring in the hard right
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Political chaos, jumpy bond markets and street protests

The government could collapse today

There is a real chance that power will fall into the hands of the extremes

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Emmanuel Macron looks likely to lose another prime minister over an attempt to curb public debt

Why Macron’s prime minister called a shock confidence vote over its debt