At Macron’s election night there is relief and trepidation about the task ahead
Despite doing better than expected in the first round, there is a realisation that the run-off campaign could go either…
ByEmmanuel Macron
At the age of 39, in 2017, Emmanuel Macron became the youngest president of the French Fifth Republic. He had only founded his centrist political party, En Marche, in April 2016. In April 2022 he won a second term as president of the EU’s second-largest economy, which no French president had achieved in 20 years. He studied at the prestigious Henri IV high school in Paris, and he studied philosophy and later attended the École Nationale d’Administration. Find our latest news and comment here.
Five takeaways from the first round of the French presidential election
Left-wing voters who backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon will be critical to the final result.
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Will left-wing voter apathy in France hand Marine Le Pen electoral victory?
Voters on the left have been ground down enough to think that a Le Pen presidency would “shake things up”.
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French election 2022: Live results and analysis
Live data, commentary and analysis on the first round of France’s presidential election.
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Exclusive polling: Marine Le Pen on 49 per cent of the vote for French president
The far-right leader is closer than she has ever been to power, a YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows.
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Could Marine Le Pen really win the French presidency?
The far-right leader’s longstanding strategy of pushing left on economic issues appears a wise choice amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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Macron could face left-winger in run-off as French voters turn focus to presidential election
If enough left-wing supporters vote tactically for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he may be able to squeak through to the second round.
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In the long shadow of De Gaulle
As France’s presidential election nears against the backdrop of war, our writer travels from the Channel to the Mediterranean.
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Europe enters a brave new world
The war in Ukraine has marked a turning point for the EU, and Emmanuel Macron is leading the way.
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Who will win the French presidential election?
Will Emmanuel Macron hold on? The latest from the New Statesman’s poll tracker.
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Hoping to stave off war in Ukraine, Macron goes to Moscow
The French president is perhaps better placed than most Western leaders to talk to Vladimir Putin.
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French mayors fear to back extreme candidates for president
Collecting 500 signatures should be little more than a formality, but not for Éric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen.
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Emmanuel Macron doesn’t plan to let the right monopolise anti-immigration sentiment
In calling for stronger external borders around the Schengen Area, the French president is making a political argument.
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Nuclear power is the French election’s hot topic
Emmanuel Macron is struggling to reconcile climate action with a desire to support industry and secure France’s energy supply.
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As tensions with Russia build, Emmanuel Macron highlights splits within Nato
The French president’s call for direct dialogue with Russia has highlighted disagreements on how to engage Moscow.
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Why Emmanuel Macron’s war on the unvaccinated makes electoral sense
French voters are increasingly impatient with the unvaccinated – a factor which could help Macron at the polls.
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Emmanuel Macron’s vow to “piss off” the unvaccinated won’t convince many – but that’s not the point
The French president’s aim is to signal to the vaccinated majority that he is on their side, rather than to…
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Ten crucial questions about the world in 2022
The New Statesman’s international editor identifies important global trends in the year ahead – and makes some predictions.
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What lies behind conspiracy theories targeting Brigitte Macron
The wife of the French president has faced false rumours that she is a transgender woman.
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Boris Johnson’s toxic Brexit is poisoning relations with France
The Prime Minister and French President Emmanuel Macron can’t stand each other, but the real damage is from Brexit.
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