Emmanuel Macron’s win can’t hide a fractured France
The battle lines between the metropolitan middle classes and those who are excluded from the benefits of his “globalised” vision remain.
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The battle lines between the metropolitan middle classes and those who are excluded from the benefits of his “globalised” vision remain.
By Andrew HusseyA strict curfew, tough police measures and rising crime mean tensions are running high in the French capital.
By Andrew HusseyHow the murder of a teacher reignited the conflict between republican secularism, religion and ardent belief in France.
By Andrew HusseyThe city is opening up but something is missing as the old anger and division return.
By Andrew HusseyFollowing five nights of unrest, a fraught but fragile calm has returned to the poor suburbs of northern Paris,…
By Andrew HusseyUnder lockdown, the City of Light has been thrown into terrible darkness.
By Andrew HusseyThe celebrated French writer Emmanuel Carrère on why he is drawn to monsters, murderers, enigmas – and himself.
By Andrew HusseyHow the contested legacy of Islamic rule in Spain is fuelling the rise of the far right in the…
By Andrew HusseyThe late president’s popularity across French society is in marked contrast to that of Emmanuel Macron, who is deemed to…
By Andrew Hussey