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Lionel Laurent

July

Macron the gambler might be left holding more cards than anyone thought.

Macron the gambler wins the right to play kingmaker

The French left’s best chance of power is to follow the Keir Starmer strategy of breaking with the extremists and reuniting with the centre.

August 2022

Russian tourists are flooding into the EU, via Finland, as Vladimir Putin’s army bombs Ukraine.

Russian dissidents aren’t in France for the food

National visa curbs for tourists distract from the priority of helping Ukraine. It also means that fleeing exiles will face more closed doors.

Original URL: https://www.afr.com/by/lionel-laurent-p536ez