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Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron

Macron’s Next Challenge: Defending His Majority in Parliament

The president’s second term could be a lot harder than his first.

Nick OttensApril 24, 2022April 24, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron Wins Second Term in France

Emmanuel Macron is the first French president in twenty years to win reelection.

Nick OttensApril 24, 2022April 25, 2022
Boris Johnson Emmanuel Macron

Macron Is Wrong to Back Away from Pension Reform

French pensions are too generous. The pension system is too expensive.

Nick OttensApril 13, 2022May 12, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron Places First, But Le Pen Is Stronger Than Ever

Takeaways from the first presidential voting round in France.

Nick OttensApril 10, 2022May 8, 2022
Elysée Palace Paris France

Macron and Le Pen Win First Voting Round in France

This presidential election will be a rematch of the last.

Nick OttensApril 10, 2022April 24, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron Is Succeeding. He Deserves a Second Term

The president promised to make France competitive and confident again, and he has.

Atlantic SentinelApril 7, 2022April 30, 2022
Marine Le Pen

Programs of the French Presidential Candidates, Compared

Policies include leaving NATO, legalizing cannabis, raising the retirement age and renationalizing motorways.

Nick OttensApril 4, 2022April 20, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron’s Successes and Failures

What the French president has, and hasn’t, got done in five years.

Nick OttensMarch 28, 2022April 24, 2022
Calvi Corsica

Macron Promises Corsica Autonomy After Violent Protests

The offer is seen as political calculation by his opponents.

Ainslie NobleMarch 22, 2022April 22, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron: Liberal In All But Trade

The French president’s liberalism stops at the border.

Nick OttensFebruary 15, 2022March 19, 2022
Elysée Palace Paris France

Little Has Changed in French Presidential Race

Eight weeks out from the opening round, Emmanuel Macron remains the favorite.

Nick OttensFebruary 13, 2022March 17, 2022
Paris France

Two Visions of France

Éric Zemmour reduces the French to victims. Emmanuel Macron gives them agency.

Nick OttensDecember 7, 2021January 5, 2022
Emmanuel Macron Angela Merkel

French Republicans Do Macron A Favor

Party members eliminate the two best candidates against the president.

Nick OttensDecember 3, 2021January 4, 2022
Emmanuel Macron Mark Rutte

Commission Sides with Rutte over Macron on Industrial Policy

A Franco-German plan to relax antitrust rules is defeated.

Nick OttensNovember 24, 2021December 19, 2021
Emmanuel Macron

French Election Is Macron’s to Lose

Unless some of his rivals unite, the president is almost certain to win reelection.

Nick OttensOctober 18, 2021December 3, 2021

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