{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/68bb0f5db177a2f484db7e4e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why is France in chaos again? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1757085961962-b7bfc819-c074-4e00-b05d-7bd22c6bf74b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a motion of no confidence in the National Assembly, a grassroots protest movement is gathering steam with its rallying cry to \"Block everything\" on September 10. Organisers hope to bring the country to a standstill to protest against Bayrou’s national budget plan ­– even though the current government is likely to fall before the demonstrations begin. So is the French government on the brink of collapse again?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Peter Conradi, Europe Editor, The Sunday Times&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones</p><p><strong>Producers: </strong>Edith Rousselot and Hannah Varrall&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/31f68eef-98bd-4427-b6ef-2376d8906eb2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">France heading for ‘Liz Truss-style catastrophe’, warns PM</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> DW News, Sky News, France 24, BBC News.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong>&nbsp;Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Times"}