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How Economic Austerity Is Driving Voter Discontent in Europe

Clip: 4/23/2012 | 6m 25s

How Economic Austerity Is Driving Voter Discontent in Europe

President Nicolas Sarkozy took second to socialist candidate Francois Hollande in France's first-round elections Sunday. Ray Suarez and the Brookings Institution's Justin Vaisse discuss Sarkozy's uphill fight and the wider reaction against economic austerity measures in Europe as the Dutch governing coalition collapsed Monday.

04/23/2012

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