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“Macron quit!” read a sign held by Dylan Quenon, a 28-year-old teacher at a middle school in Aubervilliers, just north of Paris. Quenon said Macron bears responsibility for what he described as the dismantling of public services like schools. “The only way for this to change is to have him out of office,” he said.
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French: [emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃] ⓘ; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He previously was Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016 and deputy secretary-general to the president from 2012 to 2014.
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday to stay in office until the end of his term, due in 2027, and announced that he will name a new prime minister within days in efforts to overcome the political deadlock following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
Under the constitution, Mr Macron's term in office runs until the spring of 2027, so the crisis in parliament is separate. But opponents on the hard left and far right have demanded he resign to ...
Embattled French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped to appoint a new prime minister in the coming days, in a combative televised address that will do little to ease a deepening political crisis.
Macron initially planned to leave after the cancellation of his "Macron 2" law, [7] but after a meeting with Hollande, he decided to stay and an announcement was planned to declare that Macron was committed to the government, [33] later delayed due to the attacks in Nice and Normandy. [34] [35] Sapin replaced Macron. [36]
Macron himself is half-way through his second term. Bayrou takes up the job after Barnier served as France's prime minister for just three months, the briefest occupancy for the post since 1958.
During his first full day in office, Macron met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. [2] The two leaders agreed to construct a plan to reform the European Union amidst the rise of right-wing populism and Euroscepticism. [3] Mali Gao: 19 May: Macron met with French troops committed to Operation Barkhane. It was his first trip outside Europe as ...