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How Emmanuel Macron may become France’s first president to defeat strikers in decades

Or, as has happened before, the French may suddenly summon their revolutionary spirit and choose to disavow him.

By Agnes Poirier

How Emmanuel Macron may become France’s first president to defeat strikers in decades

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Wake up, Sarko

As two million demonstrators proved last month, the French are furious, and not only about losing th

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A Frenchman’s air miles

Agnès Poirier on Sarkozy’s habit of getting there first

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New Huguenots with a love of danger

Agnès Poirier explains why so many French have moved to London

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