%0 Journal Article %A Drake, Helen %D 2014 %T Country focus: France %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Country_focus_France/9468533 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17092712 %K untagged %K Political Science not elsewhere classified %X France's economy is struggling, the far-right Front National is gaining ground and former President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to return to ‘save’ the country from itself. Helen Drake examines whether France can restore its reputation as a global economic player and a democratic beacon. %I Loughborough University