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A dialogue of democracy in France
Kurt Shillinger
Managing Editor
The big headline Monday: The United States and Israel announced a plan to end the war in Gaza 鈥� if Hamas accepts it.
But indulge us a moment to eavesdrop on France. The country has had four prime ministers in two years. A conversation in recent days, however, reveals a basis for stability.聽
Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former president to be sentenced to prison following a corruption conviction last week. 鈥淚t is not me who has been humiliated, but France,鈥� he told Le Journal du dimanche, attempting to discredit the courts. Au contraire, said Emmanuel Macron: 鈥淭he rule of law is the foundation of our democracy,鈥� the current president posted on the social platform X on Sunday. The 鈥渓aw must be the same for everyone,鈥� a constitutional scholar told Le Monde on Monday. The ruling, the newspaper wrote, is 鈥渢he result of growing public demand for integrity.鈥�
