What does Macron's gamble mean for France?

Published: June 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

David Aaronovitch and guests assess the fallout from France's EU elections and President Macron's subsequent decision to call parliamentary elections later this month.

Guests:

Hugh Schofield, BBC Paris Correspondent\nSophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief at The Economist\nMujtaba Rahman, Managing Director for Europe at Eurasia Group who advise investors on political risk\nDr Fran\xe7oise Boucek, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for European Research in the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London

Production team: Caroline Bayley, Miriam Quayyum, Kirsteen Knight and Ben Carter\nEditor: Richard Vadon\nProduction Co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman\nSound engineers: Sarah Hockley and Rod Farquhar