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On July 19, 2023 “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” published a commentary by Marina Klinova, Chief Research Fellow of the Section  of European Countries’ Economy of the Center for European Studies, Dr. of Science (Economics), entitled Macron will get rid of weak ministers. France's government reshuffle expected

The social conflict provoked by the protests against the pension system reform has weakened the position of the prime minister. In parliament, only nine votes were missing to vote no-confidence in the Borne’s government. The political opponents sharply criticize her (and here the positions of the far-left and the far-right, as usual, converge) up to the call for resignation. Elisabeth Borne did the hard and thankless job entrusted to her by the president – she carried out a tough pension reform, deserving comparison in her stamina with the "iron lady" Margaret Thatcher...

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