Macron on the Precipice

McAuley and Schwartz focuses on French President Emmanuel Macron. For weeks Macron had scarcely admitted that he was running for reelection. As his old far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, and his new far-right rival, Eric Zemmour,1 sparred in the press to see who could offer the most outrageous proposal...

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Published in:The New York review of books 2022, Vol.69 (8), p.46
Main Authors: McAuley, James, Schwartz, Madeleine
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Candidates
Macron, Emmanuel
Personal profiles
Political campaigns
Political leadership
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Summary:McAuley and Schwartz focuses on French President Emmanuel Macron. For weeks Macron had scarcely admitted that he was running for reelection. As his old far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, and his new far-right rival, Eric Zemmour,1 sparred in the press to see who could offer the most outrageous proposals about immigration and racial identity in France, Macron held himself apart. Perhaps buoyed by his initial lead in the polls, which soon evaporated, he refused to debate the other candidates vying for the presidency. Macron is an upstart, a former investment banker who has struggled to connect with rural France in the way of his predecessors, as with Jacques Chirac's lifelong bond with Correze or Mitterrand's annual pilgrimage to climb the Rock of Solutre near Macon.
ISSN:0028-7504
1944-7744