Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

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Compiled on July 23, 2014, 05:36 PM CET

A TOUR OF FRANCE

What Is Wrong with the Grand Nation?

The TV images of the Tour de France show an idyllic country, but behind the gloss is a nation where fears of decline are prompting people to vote for the far right. A trip along the route of the world's most famous cycling race reveals the deep uncertainty ailing the French.