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World Service,09 Jul 2024,49 mins

Can Biden ignore calls to step aside?

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There's more doubt over Joe Biden's capacity to lead the Democrats into the 2024 US election. The BBC's Michelle Fleury tells Vivienne Nunis why business leaders and senior democrats are doubling down on calls for him to quit the race. In France, opposing factions may have to compromise like never before as the country faces unprecedented fiscal challenges. Unions and economic thinkers tell us why that may not happen Elsewhere, workers are on strike at Korea's biggest firm, and a blockbuster US movie deal on the verge of going through. Business Matters welcomes to the show Anneke Green in Washington, and in Melbourne, Australia, Karen Percy.

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