On this Thursday, France is experiencing one of those political and social moments when seemingly separate events suddenly create a shared mood. The extraordinary heatwave, the appeal trial against former President Nicolas Sarkozy, new security debates in cities, concerns about purchasing power and energy, and hopes for a successful football summer combine into a picture of national tension. The French press increasingly describes the country not as a society of…
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