France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing
- Posted on October 12, 2025
- By The Guardian
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France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing

The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall