The political culture/holiday culture that is French

The French government proposed cutting two public holidays per year to boost economic growth as part of a budget plan that it billed as a “moment of truth” to avoid a financial crisis. But in a country where vacations are sacred, the idea — unsurprisingly — prompted outrage across the political spectrum, suggesting it may have little chance of becoming law.

Here is more from Annabelle Timsit at the Washington Post.  How many countries will, over the next ten years, in fact prove governable?