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Economist Olivier Blanchard: 'Reducing France's deficit requires taking unpopular measures, which no one dares to announce'

Le Monde6 November 2026, 19:00 UTCFrance

The former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund said that the far-right Rassemblement National is promoting an incoherent economic policy and that the platform of the radical-left La France Insoumise is 'terrifying for investors.'

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