France ‘dangerously exposed’ in case of economic shock, national audit office says

France’s ailing public finances and its 154 billion euros ($168 billion) deficit figure leave the euro zone’s second-biggest economy “dangerously exposed” in case of a new macroeconomic shock, according to the national public audit office.

The warning from the audit office, known as the Cour des Comptes, comes at a delicate time for President Emmanuel Macron’s government after this month’s parliamentary election.

The election resulted in a hung parliament but while no party won an outright majority...