France in crisis — is all of Europe at risk? | DW News

France’s political stability is crumbling. The future of the new government is uncertain, and both Prime Minister and President have bowed to opposition pressure, suspending Emmanuel Macron’s flagship reform project. How weakened is the President? And what does this mean for Europe? Once a driving force of the EU, France now finds itself deeply divided and in crisis mode: soaring national debt, high unemployment, and mounting social unrest. The political class shows little appetite for compromise, while the far-right—led by Marine Le Pen—continues to gain ground. 

This week's To the Point guests:
Thibaut Madelin (Les Echos)
Leonhard Horowski (Historian)
Daniela Schwarzer (Bertelsmann Foundation)

Chapter Breakdown:
0:00 Opener
1:30 Macron will stay in power until 2027
2:38 Is Macron a lame duck?
3:30 Have the French lost trust in their political class?
6:27 Macrons is isolated, his block is crumbling,
8:00 Video: An isolated French President Macron
10:20 Has Macron lost touch with ordinary French people ?
12:50 Why is the pension reform so contested?
15:06 The nucleus of the next Euro crisis?
16:00 An instable France is bad news for the world.
17:40 Video: The rightwing RN – a winner of the French crisis?
19:45 People are fed up with politics
23:00 It took the RN 40/50 years to come to this power.  

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Post from DW News on October 16, 2025

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