
House of Cards S5: learn about Macron (too)
Okay, I must admit is. As Season 5 of House of Cards came out on 30 May, I switched to “binge-watch” mode, and I misused my status of freelance political analyst.
France country expert, university lecturer, political consultant
Okay, I must admit is. As Season 5 of House of Cards came out on 30 May, I switched to “binge-watch” mode, and I misused my status of freelance political analyst.
For an analysts like me, it is kind of obligatory to consider the passing year. Whose year was it? What was the year about? I could easily say that 2016 was the year of the Fillon-surprise, but in fact, it Read More …
A book based on about 100 hours of interviews with François Hollande was published by two Le Monde journalists, Gérard Davet and Fabrice Lhomme. The title “A President Shouldn’t Say That…” practically tells all. I do not know what Hollande’s Read More …
Economic success would be necessary for President François Hollande to reduce unemployment and to legitimate his 2017’s re-election bid (and people also want that growth badly – for obvious reasons). But outstanding economic growth remains a mere dream. As it Read More …