This is the last episode in our french election series, and we really have turned over every issue in french politics along the way. What's the big takeaway for you about what this election has shown about the electorate, about francen, even about europe? I think one are the themes that come out throughout our series, jason, is the the divided nature of france. You know, wes, we looked at that rite from the ing, and it remains the case to day. And i think that that is one thing that we can take away from this series.
Emmanuel Macron’s re-election is historic and, for many, a relief. But, as we discuss in the final instalment of our French-election series, the campaign revealed divisions that will trouble his second term, and that he must now try to heal. A staggering flow of foreign weaponry has been a significant factor in Ukraine’s resistance; we examine the geopolitical implications of all that hardware. And the pricey phenomenon of Britain’s personalised licence plates.
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