The challenges in his second term will not solely affect France. He wants to rebuild Europe, too—and he looks, for now, like its natural leader
on April 24th. Gloomy liberals noted that her vote share rose by eight points since their previous encounter in 2017. Nonetheless, despite pandemic, war and inflation, Mr Macron has achieved something no French president has managed for 57 years. He won re-election while also controlling a majority in the national legislature . France and Europe have dodged a calamity.
First, he will need to keep his majority when the French choose a new parliament in June. His party, La République en Marche , and its allies currently hold 60% of seats. French legislative elections are unpredictable, but there is a good chance he will retain his grip. At the same time, he must find ways to tackle the inequality that fuels support for the radical left of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who ran a strong third in the first round of the presidential race, as well as for Ms Le Pen. France’s big cities hum with tech startups, global-minded financiers, swanky shops and restaurants. In the crime-riddenaround them, and in the smaller towns, the grimy post-industrial north and the beautiful but economically stunted south, it is a different story.
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