French Vote For Political Pain

President Macron's coalition lost its legislative majority, the far-right made huge gains, and the left is (for now) the main opposition party. Will that lead to paralysis or progress?

This newsletter is not intended to be about politics exclusively, and so I hereby solemnly swear that this will be the last edition solely dedicated to the French elections. Unless I change my mind, in which case you will get to experience the kind of editorial uncertainty, whiplash, and chaos that will be representative of what awaits the nation as a w…