Point-of-View – While 2 million French people were marching in the streets on Thursday, January 19, Emmanuel Macron said from abroad that the pension reform will be done with “determination” because it was in his electoral program. A real provocation.
Certainly. For a cohabitation would be an opportunity for him to get out of the quagmire in which France is gradually sinking. By letting the oppositions of the right and the left take their share of the burden.
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron answered questions from Caroline Roux in L’Événement on France 2. He called for “responsibility” on the blockade of oil depots and said that Russia and Ukraine will have to come to the negotiating table.
“We have prepared for a scenario of complete cut-off of Russian gas,” said Emmanuel Macron at a press conference, but he calls on the French to change their behavior and advocates energy sobriety. Not very reassuring !
Against the backdrop of geostrategic tensions and the war in Ukraine, President Macron announced at Eurosatory that we are “entering a war economy.” But where does the French and European defense industry stand? Here is an overview in five episodes.
The second round of the legislative elections is rather in line with the results of the presidential election, marked by the deceptive victory of Emmanuel Macron and by a recomposition of political forces. Difficulties ahead for the President of the Republic.
Four months after the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian actor-president Volodymyr Zelensky has achieved all his goals. The European Commission has just granted Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership.
The New People’s Union (Nupes) would overtake the Ensemble coalition of Macron parties in terms of votes. This will not give it a majority of seats in the Assembly.
In the aftermath of Emmanuel Macron’s deceptive victory, the numbers expose the country’s many fractures. The 3ᵉ round, on June 12 and 19, promises to be boiling hot.
With nearly 58% of the vote (according to initial estimates) Emmanuel Macron is ahead of Marine Le Pen (42%) more widely than expected. The opposition parties are already announcing the third round, on June 12 and 19, 2022.
We vote again this Sunday, April 24, to decide between the two finalists of the first round: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Which one will be the next president of the Republic ?
This Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the two finalists of the first round will play the return match of 2017. At 21 hours on TF1 and France 2. What to expect ?
