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French government criticized over climate record and sluggish heatwave response
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While Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has chosen to communicate minimally to avoid appearing nervous, French President Emmanuel Macron has been irritated by the criticism and has insisted that he has done 'a great deal of work.'
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