France ends lifetime perks for former ministers amid voter mistrust

Tripotay Lakay02 Jan 2026 - 09:27

France has begun the New Year with a shake-up of political privileges, long criticised as being out of touch. The move comes as the government grapples with increasing voter mistrust, according to an annual poll, and record levels of public debt.

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