Rhein-Zeitung on parliamentary elections in France Emmanuel Macron

“Now, Macron has the challenge of fighting once again for his European vision within the context of French domestic politics, which is a significant obstacle for him. For a period of time that is inordinately lengthy, he has restricted his approach to this dispute to a dichotomous fear-based method.

The statement that Emmanuel Macron will be Brussels and Berlin’s last friend in France is not correct.

When compared to 2017, there has been a considerable decrease in the amount of discourse in France that is antagonistic toward the EU on both the right and the left. This trend can be seen throughout the political spectrum.

This election for the legislative body was not a vote cast in opposition to Berlin or the EU; rather, it was a vote cast in opposition to Emmanuel Macron as a form of protest.”

Emmanuel Macron did not provide any explanation about the course that French policy would take over the course of the next five years.

When Emmanuel Macron picked his ministerial team, which included a significant number of old friends and acquaintances, he did not provide any signal that he would be stepping down from his position as president.

The eventual result was that a sizeable section of his previous voters made the decision to abstain from voting this time around.

Given all that has transpired, it will be difficult for him to maintain his position as ruler.

Emmanuel Macron must develop a culture of compromise, which is not something he is used to doing. This will be a challenge for him.

That very thing was something that the people of France, who all too often got the sensation that their president was neglecting them, yearned for.

It would be wonderful if the opposition could work together in a constructive manner in order to discover solutions, but unfortunately, this is not likely to occur.