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No, France will just elect a new government. This isn't unusual for parliamentary systems. Belgium was without a government for 589 days starting in 2010.
The is that there are three blocks in a system designed for 2.
This means no possibility of a majority that is required to pass a budget.
The current government is essentially the middle between the Far right and the right, which may not hold because that would mean the far right has to admit they're not that different (same economics, more racism) from the right wing everyone hates.
The left wing alone is not large enough to have a majority and can't ally with the right wing because the right wing won't budge on tax increases for the or more public support for the poor.
I was just looking at it from the stance that as members of the EU they are in a relationship to their "Federal" government that kind of parallels the relationship of a state to the US federal government. You know, no power to make war, money, decide their own immigration rules, restrict travel from member states/countries, etc.
And if we had a state government that was breaking down like France is, they wouldn't get to sit around without a government for 589 days. At least I don't think so, I don't believe we've ever had things be that screwy before.
Anyhow, it's really complex and I hope the French work things out.
Yeah but the relationship isn't like that. They do have control over those things (though there are some limits as part of being an EU member).