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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Wednesday that finding compromises, which had been forgotten for too long in French political life, will be one of her main aims as the government seeks to implement reforms without an absolute majority. "We must give back meaning to the word compromise," Borne said in her policy speech in the lower house of parliament as she set out her minority's government priorities. FRANCE 24's Julia Kim reports from the French National Assembly, in Paris.
French Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne will on Wednesday lay out the government's policy priorities in her first speech in front of what promises to be a stormy parliament. The 61-year-old will make the customary "general political declaration" to kick off the legislative session, which is being scrutinised closely given Borne's weak position at the head of a minority government. Andrew Smith, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History and Politics at Chichester, joins us on set.
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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne set out her minority government's priorities on Wednesday and spell out how she will try to navigate a new era of political uncertainty and work with a fragmented parliament. Borne said that finding compromises, which had been forgotten for too long in French political life, will be one of her main aims as the government seeks to implement reforms without an absolute majority.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne urged the opposition to be open to building compromises as she set out her minority government's priorities on Wednesday, spelling out how she will try to navigate a new era of political uncertainty.
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