France Election Debate
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Swiss coverage focuses on France’s next presidential election, including voter habits, polling, and lessons from former Prime Minister Édouard Balladur’s career. National Rally proposals to fine women who wear veils in public add to debate over France’s political future.
Switzerland struggles to reform pensions as its neighbors move ahead
Switzerland is finding pension reform difficult while several neighboring countries have already raised the retirement age. The issue was discussed at the Pension Forum organized by Le Temps at the IMD institute in Lausanne. Population aging is not unique to Switzerland. Across developed countries, governments face the challenge of financing retirement systems as demographic pressures grow. Séveri…
The Book Fascinating France by Imagining Voters Through Everyday Details
A book about France’s political future is looking for electoral clues in places that might seem ordinary: post offices, adventure parks, cargo bikes and even the density of cigarette butts. “We the Fr…
RN’s plan to fine veiled women in public reignites explosive debate in France
Jean-Philippe Tanguy has put France’s long-running veil debate back at the center of political campaigning by promising fines for women who wear the garment in public. The National Rally lawmaker said…
In Charts: Two Polling Battles to Watch Eight Months Before France’s Presidential Election
Marine Le Pen remains comfortably ahead of the field in French presidential polling, but the sharper question eight months before the first round is who would face her in the runoff. The political cam…
