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Rating agency Fitch has recently downgraded France’s debt, reflecting growing market skepticism over the country’s ability to stabilize its finances and govern effectively. Investors now perceive French bonds as riskier than those of Greece, Portugal, and Spain—countries that once faced debt crises during the 2011 Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. This downgrade signals rising borrowing costs and a potential spiral into deeper financial instability.