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December 4, 2024

‘We don’t know what sauce entrepreneurs are going to be eaten with’: What France’s government collapse means for startups

MPs voted to oust the prime minister just weeks before the 2025 budget has to be approved


Paris, France

Just three months after he was appointed, French prime minister Michel Barnier has been removed by MPs — leaving a big question mark over the country’s budget for 2025. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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