Government downfall tests Macron like never before | NYGazet

The president is pinning his hopes on what looks like a very unlikely centrist alliance to slash public spending, when all others have failed.

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron’s escape route out of the political and economic crisis gripping France now looks almost impossibly narrow. On Monday, his key ally Prime Minister François Bayrou was toppled in a bloodbath of a no-confidence vote, w... [5672 chars]