European Elections Highlight Discontent

The Takeaway

France wasn’t the only European country to hold elections yesterday, but the feeling across the continent was certainly one of change. From local elections in Italy to a tight presidential race in Serbia, competitions outside of France told equally interesting stories about changing attitudes toward life in the Euro-zone. Andrew Walker is a correspondent for our partner the BBC, and  Ken Rogoff is former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

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