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Luc André
Franco-German relations: the prospects for a European leap forward
Turbulence in Franco-German relations has often ensued from the occupant of the Élysée or the Chancellery being replaced. Dealing with a new partner from another party, with a different temperament or from another generation has sometimes required time to create good chemistry or, failing that, a modus vivendi between the two leaders.
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Dr. Nicolas Fescharek
Franco-German Defence Cooperation
A number of major dossiers on the future of defence cooperation in the EU are on the agenda of the next German government (federal elections scheduled for September this year). Looking at the different defence policies in Germany and France, the fundamental debate between inclusiveness and the ability to act in European foreign and defence policy becomes apparent.
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Second Round of French Regional Elections Puts Conservatives and Socialists Into Office
The second round of France’s regional and departmental elections, held on 26 June, confirmed virtually all the trends that had emerged since the first round a week earlier. Jeanette Süß analyses what lies behind this electoral behaviour at local level.
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A Win for the Established
The regional elections were widely seen as prognostic for the next presidential elections in 2022. However, these predictions did not come true after the first round of this Sunday's regional elections in the 13 regions of France, analyses Jeanette Süß.
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Neither right nor left - is the system of the 5th Republic outdated?
Executive-based, elitist and not very close to the people - there is no shortage of critical adjectives to describe the weak points of the French political system.
In contrast, the French presidential party La République en Marche (LREM) took office with the promise not only to transform France's economy into a "start-up nation", but also to turn around the political dynamics in the country as a whole, analyses Jeanette Süß.