Who’ll be the next president of France and 3 French laws you should know

Host Ben McPpartland joins Emma Pearson from local France, Genevieve Mansfield and John Lichfield to see all the latest news and conversation points in France.

This week we are going to the races, or rather, we are discussing the 2027 presidential race of France, which despite being two years away has already begun. We will hear who is running and who could have a decent possibility to win.

We are also talking about a French territory abroad often forgotten on the coast of Canada that seems to have attracted the attention of US President Donald Trump. Stay to listen about your interesting story, which only reaches an episode or television program Peaky Blinders.

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The team that speaks France is also looking at the Atlantic, but this time we are focused on Fort Boyard, the iconic French fortress in the middle of the water between the île-d’aix and the île d’Oléron in western France.

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It is possible that you know the fortress as the site of a successful French games program, which has bones in operation for three decades. Our team discusses why Fort Boyard runs the risk of collapsing in the sea, as well as other French historical sites that need a friendly hand.

We end with some unknown French laws, from garden hedges to hairdressers, which should know if it will survive spring in France (without an unexpected fine).

Stay until the end to listen to our favorite French Easter traditions, and as a reminder, the Parlante team will be out for the next two weeks for spring holidays. The next episode will be released on April 30.

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