President Macron’s term to heal
Continue to be the leader of historical milestones, but with the President Emmanuel Macron“unprecedented things” are not only glory, but also difficult problems for the 2022-2027 term.
On the evening of April 24, the French determined who will be the owner of the Élysée Palace in the next 5 years. According to the Interior Ministry, the official results of the vote count showed that candidate Emmanuel Macron of the Republican Progressive Party (LREM) won in the second round with 58.54% of the votes, surpassing Marine Le Pen of the extreme party. Ethnic Rally (RN, 41.46%).
Mr. Macron became the third president in French history to be elected to two terms by popular vote, after his predecessors Jacques Chirac (1995-2007) and François Mitterrand (1981-1995). Each previous French presidency was 7 years long, from 2007 it was shortened to 5 years. LREM’s candidate is also the first president under the Fifth Republic of France to be re-elected by popular vote without having to enter into a political alliance with the opposition party.
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After the joy of victory, Mr. Macron and the LREM party will have to face many challenges in the new term AFP |
Bumpy journey
Mr. Macron’s political “adventure” came from zeros – no party (LREM started as a political movement); neither left nor right – traditional French political orientations; no MPs or elected representatives of the provincial councils – but made a splash in the 2017 election.
He became the youngest president in French history at the age of 40. After 5 years, the adventure has been shaped and built into a clear journey, with many companions, President Macron and the LREM party have confirmed they are not a “mutant parenthesis” of the politics of this country. Reason enough that at the meeting with supporters after the results of the second round, he once again appeared on the background of Beethoven’s 9th symphony (Homage) – also the official anthem of the EU. .
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On the same festive background, this time, President Macron chose the Champs de Mars park next to the Eiffel Tower instead of the Carousel square in front of the Louvre in 2017, and he did not go out to the public alone like 5 years ago, but instead went to the public. with his wife – Brigitte Macron – and a group of young friends. The appearance brought many messages: towards Europe on the background of the EU song; towards world because the Eiffel Tower was born on the occasion of Paris holding the World Exposition in 1889; and towards future generations, especially in the context of youth in France expressed their displeasure and said that they had been forgotten in the last term.
These messages include both strengths in foreign affairs – Mr. Macron is highly appreciated in his role as a mediator to find a peaceful solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and disagreements on domestic affairs. Detailed results of 2 rounds French Presidential Election 2022 shows that after the festival will be a bumpy journey.
The far right is growing stronger
According to official results, 28.01% of voters did not vote, the highest since 1969, not to mention more than 2.2 million people (4.57%) who went to the polls but abstained.
At the Champs de Mars in Paris on the evening of April 24 (local time), in front of a large number of supporters, the newly-elected president admitted: “I know that many people did not vote. Their silence is their refusal to choose, and we will have to answer that refusal.”
And what is more worrisome, not only for Mr. Macron, but also for the future of French politics, is the ever-growing force of the far right. Completely different from the bold defeat of Le Pen “father” (Mr. Jean-Marie Le Pen), with only 17.79% of the votes, compared with 82.21% of the votes. President Jacques Chirac in the second round of the 2002 election, RN’s candidate in this election has significantly shortened the gap compared to the opponent in the “final”. Marine Le Pen also increased her approval rating by 7.56% compared to the “first leg final” five years ago with Mr. Macron.
Therefore, although she admitted to losing in the second round, she affirmed that the score achieved was “a glorious victory” and “this result showed the leaders of France and Europe their discontent. irrefutable of the French people”. The strategy of “meek far right” has come into play. Mrs. Le Pen together with the RN party will certainly be a wary opponent of LREM and every other party in the upcoming big and small elections in France.
President Macron acknowledged that “many French people have chosen the far right, it is their anger and disagreement that has prompted them to vote like that”. Disagreements, anger, and divisions were more evident than ever in the votes of voters. If the first term was promised by Mr. Macron to create changes for France, in the second term, the “keyword” that he cannot forget is “healing”.
“Round 3” election
Speaking to the press in the past two weeks, close associates of President Emmanuel Macron have repeatedly said that they are not “lost eating and sleeping” because of the results of the second round, but are very worried about the opening period of the term. , if the LREM candidate is re-elected. He will soon have to start working on draft legislation related to the gradual increase of the retirement age from 62 to 65.
This is a key provision of his campaign platform, which is expected to bring many benefits to the economy. However, all reforms related to the pension system in France have long been met with strong opposition from unions and resulted in large-scale strikes and protests across the country.
Another “conundrum” topic for Mr. Macron is that in the near future, measures must be taken soon such as limiting increases in electricity and fuel prices, subsidizing food costs for low-income people, etc. to improve health. buy, as promised during the campaign. Meanwhile, the burden from debts spent during the pandemic response period Covid-19 will lead to an increase in inflation. Increasing social benefits in the context of inflation, an extremely difficult problem to solve.
After all, the losing candidates from the 1st round and the 2nd round opponent, Ms. Marine Le Pen, quickly started the race to aim for the “third round”, the French lower house election next June. Although LREM currently holds a majority in the lower house, and Mr. Macron’s government does not have to form a coalition with the opposition party, this is only a temporary advantage. If in the next two months we lose many seats and do not achieve an overwhelming majority in the lower house, the second term of the young president will certainly be extremely difficult.
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