Editorial: El Mundo

• Political instability in France threatens its economy and could spill over its borders.
• Two motions of censure are in vote against Michel Barnier after approving his budget project by decree.
• There is a possibility that Barnier's Government may fall, leaving Emmanuel Macron in a position of great weakness.
• Le Pen, favorite for the 2027 presidential elections, has intensified her pressure following the triumph of her ally Trump.
• Le Pen's potential support for a break of the governmental pact threatens to deepen the governability crisis in France.
• The simultaneous crisis in Germany, with early elections and the rise of the far right, threatens to further weaken the Franco-German axis.

Conclusion: France and Germany find themselves at a political and economic crossroads that can have serious consequences for the stability of the European Union and its efforts to bolster liberal democracy in an increasingly challenging world.

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