Macron on the world stage: French president ‘very fashionable in all places in Europe, apart from France’ | EUROtoday

Alison Sargent welcomes Dr Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University. As Labour Day is commemorated throughout the globe, Dr Foucart gives a sobering evaluation of France’s sociopolitical and financial challenges within the lead-up to the 2027 election. With pension reform frozen, May 1st is a “victory lap” for the social democrats. Meanwhile, fractures within the far right, and among the left-wing parties, have created an unpredictable political landscape. The next leader will inherit a slew of deferred crises. “Whoever is in cost will probably be instantly extremely unpopular.”