Was it enough for France’s minority government to clear the first hurdle of a trigger-happy, hostile parliament that can call a vote of no confidence at any time? Reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is offering a suspension of Emmanuel Macron’s flagship reform – the raising of the retirement age. We’ll review the general policy speech of a Lecornu who, this time at least, made it to the National Assembly. Last week, his initial coalition government imploded spectacularly after just 14 hours.
