BBCNEWS HARDtalk June 16, 2024
jean—noel barrot, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. how surprised were you by emmanuel macron�*s pretty extraordinary decision to call a snap election? well, obviously i was surprised, because it's a very unique way to take a democratic decision, when the political situation in a given country is so severe that it basically limits the ability of the country to act for itself. there are very few leaders in this world that would take such a democratic decision in the face of such important choices. "such a democratic decision," you say. many french people, including people very close...