
France Debates Government No Confidence Motion
Discontent rumbles on in France as MPs debate a vote of no confidence in the government.
Discontent rumbles on in France as MPs debate a vote of no confidence in the government. Joel Gombin is a French political scientist and explains the background to the move. Also in the programme, UK prime minister Theresa May is at an EU summit in Brussels, seeking amendments to Britain's EU exit deal. David Herszenhorn is chief Brussels correspondent for the website Politico, and assesses whether she is likely to succeed. As the UN climate conference draws to a close in the Polish city of Katowice, the environmental campaigner Jonathon Porritt tells us whether there are likely to be any breakthroughs. There's a row brewing in Tanzania where the president has approved construction of a dam for a power plant in the Selous Game Reserve. Aslihan Tumer of the World Wide Fund for Nature explains why her organisation is opposed to the move. Plus we hear from Pushkar in northern India why life is becoming tougher for those making a living from trading camels.
(Picture: A protester waves a flag in France. Picture credit: Getty Images.)
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- Thu 13 Dec 2018 22:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service