For three decades, under both the right and the left, the country has pursued the same incompatible, if not contradictory, goals. With the sovereign-debt crisis pushing French banks – and thus the French economy – to the wall, something will have to give, and soon.
巴黎—随着总统大选的临近，法国正在走向临界点。三十年来，不管右翼还是左翼上台，法国都在追求互不相容（如果不是截然相反的话）的目标。随着主权债务危机将法国银行（以及法国经济）一步步逼到墙角，法国必须尽快拿出点什么来。