From France's love affair with roundabouts to the country's attempts at a reckoning with its slave-trading past, via the latest presidential candidate announcement and a look at Marseille's train station, Inside France is our weekly look at the news and talking points from France.
Emma Pearson - emma.pearson@thelocal.com
Updated: Sat 6 Jun 2026 09:43 CET
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One of France's many roundabouts with, as is often the case, a protest being staged there. Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
From France's love affair with roundabouts to the country's attempts at a reckoning with its slave-trading past, via the latest presidential candidate announcement and a look at Marseille's train station, Inside France is our weekly look at the news and talking points from France.
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