The current French government might be the shortest-lived in the history of the fifth Republic as opposition parties announced the possibility of a vote of no-confidence on Monday (2 December). Ongoing tense negotiations over financial cuts and taxes have kept the government at risk of falling for the past two months. Why are budget talks threatening a political crisis in France?  

In this episode, host Giada Santana and politics reporter Thèo Bourgery-Gonse chat about the controversies around the French budgetary package and the looming threat on Barnier’s head.