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"France Needs To Open Up"
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Your poll numbers are down. How do you respond to critics who say your government lacks coherence?
As in other European countries, the economic situation is difficult. We've just experienced a quarter of negative growth. In France, there's always been an automatic correlation between the popularity of the Prime Minister and the economic situation. We've undertaken a number of reforms that have resulted in a decline in public approval. To me, this seems normal when you're undertaking an important reform...