Don't think so. Long differed crisis they need essentially due to a vacuum of morals and rigor in political principles. They essentially lived on the General de Gaulle's heritage and the stance he took during WW2. It has been easy to get elected under the "gaullist" umbrella and the more it got easier the more the vacuum grew. Briefly, the fight over a resurgence of extreme right, a role the Long Play "National Front" plays, Gen de Gaulle fought, helped hiding the vacuum of doctrines and principles on both sides. The French national debate overtime became so poor that inevitably, a crisis had to be expected as more and more citizens are aware of the policies and debate taking place in the surrounding countries. The knowledge of adopted texts and debates at the EU level also played a role exposing by the day an outraging control of the Press. The moral vacuum as well as the outrageous lack of doctrines the politicians can articulate in almost every area, access to foreign medias and the understanding of Spanish, German and English seems to speed the process.