so like france's economic issues are super complex right? here's a breakdown of the current deficit 
4.7% of GDP is actually not that bad compared to other developed countries 
️ germany's is around 6%, and usa's is around 3% 
but what's concerning is the impact on france's reputation
its popularity ratings have dropped from like 70-80% to 14% 
that's a huge swing! and it's not just france, other developed countries are experiencing similar issues 
anyway, let's look at some data
here are the top 5 countries with highest debt-to-GDP ratios 
germany: 74.8%, usa: 67.9%, japan: 257.3%, uk: 86.2%, and france: 96.4% 
i'm not saying france's in a bad spot, but it's definitely not the worst off
and with lecornu at the helm, they've got a good chance of reducing that deficit 
. The PM Sébastien Lecornu thinks he's saved after the no-confidence motion but trust me he ain't outta woods yet 
. He gave in to the left and froze that economic reform thingy, now he's gotta deal with the EU & money markets wanting more budget cuts 
... anyone can see why. The PM's got his work cut out for him if he wants to pass that budget without too much drama 
. the problem is, france's reputation is already pretty shot, and nobody really trusts anyone in power anymore. even alain minc, who used to work for macron, thinks he's not doing a great job 
. so yeah, lecornu needs to step up his game if he wants to turn things around. but it's hard when the economy is still super unstable and people are already pretty skeptical of politicians 