As France enters the new year, there's little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that's been plaguing Paris for months will disappear in 2025.

The decision to call early French parliamentary polls in the summer has caused greater political instability in the country, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in his New Year's Eve address. "Prudence and humility compel me to recognise that this decision has created more instability than peace at this point in time,

France’s President Emmanuel Macron admitted that his decision to hold parliamentary elections early caused instability in New Year’s Eve comments. “Lucidity and humility force [me] to recognize that at this stage,