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  • 08/07/2024
France's shocking snap election has presented a number of twists and turns after the left wing surged to stop the far right taking power at the very last minute. But how will this affect France's relationship with Germany?

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00:00France's shocking snap election has presented a number of twists and turns.
00:05After the left-wing surge to stop the far-right taking power at the very last minute,
00:09defying most polling institutions' predictions.
00:12But how will this affect France's relationship with Germany?
00:15German Council on Foreign Relations research fellow Jacob Ross says reactions are mixed.
00:20Germany is very concerned about parts of the left-wing alliance,
00:25especially when the left-wing alliance is in government responsibility.
00:28La France Insoumise, a French left-wing party with figures like Jean-Luc Mélenchon,
00:35who has been very hostile to Germany in the past,
00:38but also in Germany the relief was still great that the National Assembly was avoided.
00:44And now there is a lot of uncertainty because it is not at all clear who will lead the government in the future,
00:51who will become prime minister.
00:53The parties in the left-wing alliance do not yet know whether this left-wing alliance will come into government responsibility at all.
01:00And that at a time when a lot of stability is needed and you cannot afford this uncertainty.
01:06Germany has significant concerns about economic and financial policies if the left-wing coalition takes power.
01:12France is already heavily indebted and the coalition made expensive campaign promises
01:17that are likely to cause friction on an EU level.
01:21Despite world leaders, including Schultz, expressing their relief over France's swing to the left this weekend,
01:28experts' eyes are now on how the new coalition could cope if Trump manages to get into power later this year.
01:36Liv Stroud, in Berlin, for Euronews.

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