Talking France
By The Local France
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Description
Talking France is The Local’s weekly podcast where we discuss the big news and talking points in France as well as explore and explain the major issues that impact life in the country. We also answer your essential questions and look ahead at what’s coming up.
In each episode presenter Ben McPartland chats about the most important news and must-know information with The Local France’s Emma Pearson and Genevieve Mansfield. They are also frequently joined by John Lichfield, a veteran journalist whose knowledge of French news and politics is second to none, as well as other expert commentators.
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Major French border changes explained and could France ban screens for kids?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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How French invaded the English language, where foreigners buy second homes and youth violence flares
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Is the Entente Cordiale still worth anything, France's new rail pass and 'crookie' versus croissant?
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Can regional French airports survive, big changes in Paris and France's most dangerous animals
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Is France heading for a Greek-style debt crisis and the most beautiful French train journeys?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Why is France so negative about the Olympics, a new schools row and the secret Michelin critics
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Why the European elections really matter in France plus deadly floods and French casinos
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Why France loves shopping rules, the real Versailles and how to blend in with the French
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Macron breaks war taboo, why Lyon is the place to move to and French language test tips
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Losing your French citizenship, energy ratings explained and is Monaco just for millionaires?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Eurostar faces more misery, defending Paris waiters and key questions on new French language tests
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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France's new language test rules explained and how will the farmers' 'siege of Paris' end?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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What next for farmers' revolt, France's baby problem and are French fries really French?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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What's Macron really up to, French private schools explained and are doggy bags ok in France?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Your questions answered: Why do people think the French aren't funny and can anyone stop Marine Le Pen?
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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What to expect in France in 2024 from politics to travel news and the Olympic Games
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Does French immigration law spell bad news for foreigners and how Catholic is France?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Why French schools don't have uniforms and rural France turns to the power of the sun
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Is Paris safe, are the French all adulterers and are France's banlieues all that bad?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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France fears far-right violence and should the French ditch their crazy numbers?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Is it the end of French air-traffic control strikes and why is money taboo in France?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Life in France to get more expensive and busting myths about Napoleon
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Why the French don't do spicy food and just how elitist is France?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Could France introduce a special second homes visa and what do French airport alerts mean for travel?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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How will France deal with new terror threat and what's the French obsession with rural romance?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Is France really overrun with bedbugs and why are second homes being targeted by militants?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Does rural France have a crime problem and why do baguettes taste different?
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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France's bedbug invasion, Macron's green conundrum and how to pick a decent French restaurant?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Will France's 'desperate' fuel price plan work and how to end the danger of French hunters?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Will immigration row topple Macron's government and how will France's discount rail pass work?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Why are French property taxes shooting up and what's in store for 'la rentrée'?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Will riots change anything in France and how quickly can your kids learn French in school?
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Is France facing a summer of riots and how water shortages could impact your French holiday?
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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The challenges of life in the French countryside and why France is the best place to get naked
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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How bad will water shortages in France be this summer and why are the French so philosophical?
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Will summer in France be strike free and are there really loopholes in the 90-day rule?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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The rising costs of second homes in France and how Franco-Irish links have strengthened since Brexit
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Border queues, immigration row and how French cities are pushing out cars
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May 25, 2023 |
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French driving laws explained and has Macron made France more attractive?
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May 17, 2023 |
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The myth about France's 'lazy' workers and Ryanair takes on French air traffic controllers
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May 11, 2023 |
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How living in France changes you and is 'revolution in the air' after pensions revolt?
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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France awaits pension verdict, tips for declaring taxes and the importance of French mayors
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Is now the time to buy property in France, a minister's Playboy scandal and how dangerous is Marseille?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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ANALYSIS: Who is to blame for the turmoil in France and when will calm return? (Bonus episode)
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Why French protests turn so violent and is France a good country for women?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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French political crisis deepens and what's so difficult about settling in France?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Property tax hikes, swimming in the Seine and just how important is the French language?
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Pension battle set for climax, why the French appreciate privacy and three islands to visit this summer
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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What's wrong with the famed French health service and is France losing its taste for wine?
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Why so many Parisians are quitting Paris and how easy is it to become French?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Are the French 'ungrateful teenagers', crunch time for strikes and France's beauty spots to avoid?
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Pension strikes to intensify, Vendée rebels and the myth of the 'sexy French'
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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France’s ‘alarming’ sexism problem, property taxes and what’s next for pension strikes?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Will mass strikes bring France to a halt in the 'mother of all battles' ahead?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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France faces major strikes, new French driving laws and the menace of far right violence
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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What's in store for France in 2023 from travel rules to political flare-ups
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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The Macron-Mbappé 'bromance', the best Gallic spirits and what makes a French Christmas?
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Foie gras shortages, Paris cafés battle laptops and why there's more to Brigitte Macron
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Explaining France and England's 'sibling rivalry', possible power cuts and the latest on Christmas travel
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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How good are French American relations right now, tips for Paris Olympic tickets and why is Alsace so different?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Why France faces a 'cold Turkey' winter and how do French high streets stay independent?
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Why France is facing a ‘dangerous moment’ and who is the ‘French Murdoch’?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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France's plans for language tests and new passport controls
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Will cars always be king in rural France and how angry are the French right now?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Are the French quitting meat and will fuel blockades spark a winter of discontent in France?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Macron's big battles, France's 'best coastline' and are the French the world's top strikers?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Why France is facing an autumn of strikes and how Brexit derailed Eurostar
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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PODCAST: Macron's mixed fortunes and do French hunters turn rural France into 'wild west'?
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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The future of Dijon mustard, French love for royals and is France heading for a 'disastrous' referendum?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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What will the energy crisis mean for people in France and does Macron have a plan?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Travel, politics, Covid-19: What's in store for France this summer?
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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What next in France’s political crisis and why is everyone taking the train this summer?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Strikes, regional rivalries and how French cities are adapting to heatwaves
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Why don’t the French seem to care about their crucial parliamentary elections?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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How worker shortages in France will hit the summer holidays
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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How the climate crisis is changing France and French public holidays explained
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May 25, 2022 |
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What's next for France after Macron wins re-election?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Why France will remain divided whoever wins Sunday's crucial second round vote
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Macron vs Le Pen - who will win the French presidential election?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Could Marine Le Pen become the next French president?
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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French tests for foreigners and how France has changed since 2017
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Will the French turn out to vote and what has Macron done for France?
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Has France become more far-right, and is Macron panicking about petrol?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Has Putin guaranteed Macron victory, and how worried should France be about rising prices?
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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The teetering front républicain, and why two rounds?
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Feb 11, 2022 |