French politics
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![FRANCE 24's senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent reports from outside the Elysée Palace, Paris on December 13, 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/b6eddcd8-b928-11ef-a63d-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"35221bcd237247c3ea729cd5e6be4f020e3046427c92a7a3b23d37435c9066f1","title":"Political%20stability%20and%20Macron's%20position%20at%20stake","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/capture-1498164834675bea46c66229.79067611.webp)
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Europe
![Macron to name new French PM Friday after days of deadlock](https://s.france24.com/media/display/a34e17dc-b8c0-11ef-98b7-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"62ab7f2450c2981fc98252668f79c05a9b14bce578f306e5b2cf65b024e5b5dc","title":"Macron%20to%20name%20new%20PM%20soon","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/NW649782-O-01-20241212_01.webp)
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France
