François Bayrou Delivers Policy Speech Amidst Divided Assembly
PARIS – François Bayrou, appointed as French Prime Minister in late December, delivered his inaugural policy address on Tuesday, 14 January, amidst a divided and sceptical National Assembly. The speech, widely criticised as vague and unconvincing, focused on France’s debt crisis and impending reforms but lacked substantive detail. Bayrou opened his address by highlighting the…