Liberté, égalité, désordre: chaos in France

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Jason Palmer.

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  And I'm Rosie Bloor.

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  Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

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  Maybe not.

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  May just end up another industry where there are different services for the rich and for the not so rich.

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  But first...

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  Yet again, France has been plunged into political crisis.

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  On Monday, the country's newly appointed Prime Minister,

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  Sebastian Le Corneau, resigned less than four weeks into the job.

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  Despite that,

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  President Emmanuel Macron gave him 48 hours to come up with a plan for next year's budget.

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  This morning Le Corneau said he hoped for good news after all his consultations,

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