France's 'beautiful dream' fades as Games give way to political deadlock


FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron meets with French athletes as he visits the Olympic village for the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, July 22, 2024. Michel Euler/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris Olympics delivered a dazzling summertime success that charmed the world and reaffirmed French national pride. But the hangover will be tough.

With Sunday's closing ceremony over, President Emmanuel Macron must now deal with a self-created political crisis that he had swept under the carpet until the Games were over.

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