France: New Prime Minister Drops Holiday Cuts After Credit Downgrade
The Spin
Pro-government narrative
Lecornu offers responsible governance that balances fiscal discipline with social protection amid financial uncertainty. A decentralization agenda addresses citizen frustrations with remote bureaucracy, while maintaining public holidays alongside cutting ministerial privileges, and shows leadership by example. With a way to go, this is a positive start by Lecornu.
Opposition narrative
A reversal of holiday cuts alone will change nothing. Despite the establishment's continued attempts to tinker around the edges, France's systemic troubles lie with Macronism itself. Like all the others, Lecornu will be unwilling to do what is really needed to save the country, leaving France worse off at the behest of the president's ego.
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