As French leader Emmanuel Macron nears the end of his presidency, popular anger is rising, growth is sinking, debt is soaring and investors are dumping assets in a rout that has made France the euro area's weak link. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/06/world/politics/macron-decade-france-weak-link/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #emmanuelmacron #france #eu #marinelepen #jeanlucmelenchon