Episode 77 – Liberty, Equality, No Clarity - Recap of the French Snap Elections
with Guillaume de Calignon, Journalist, Les Echos
In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Guillaume de Calignon, a Journalist at Les Echos - a French financial newspaper headquartered in Paris - to discuss the results and implications of the recent French snap elections. Clay and Guillaume discuss why President Macron called for the elections, the results leading to a coalition government, impact it may have on French economic policy, weighing investor and public uncertainty around the current government landscape, how this event is tied to the greater European Union, potential pathway until the French General Elections in 2027 and more.
This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, with production and research contributions from Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate and Miranda Silverman, Senior Program Assistant.