Emmanuel Macron's "New Way": Setting the course for re-election in 2022

Ronja Kempin and Dominik Rehbaum

No 50/2020, SWP Comments from Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs

Abstract: French President Emmanuel Macron wants to be reelected in 2022. In view of citi­zens' disenchantment with the political and social order of their country and the consequences of the Corona pandemic, the president feels compelled to embark on a 'new way'. This new approach has three components: a move away from the policy of budget consolidation, a political positioning within the neoliberal-conservative faction of the political spectrum, and greater proximity to the people. If Macron receives interim support from the European Union (EU) to cushion the consequences of Covid-19 for France's economic and social system, he should be able to strengthen reform forces at home and enable France to broker compromises on vital subjects concerning EU reform.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.18449/2020C50

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