Why Emmanuel Macron Is a Good President

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Why Emmanuel Macron Is a Good President
By Priscila Guinovart
Emmanuel Macron faced the "yellow vests" crisis and the "Benalla scandal." How can you then explain his popularity?
Last updated Oct 24, 2019

Emmanuel Macron arrived at the Elysee Palace as the French wager on humanism and liberalism. Above all, the current president represented a resounding rejection of the populist poison; the very populism that Russia used to campaign for the worst in Latin America and seeks to wreak havoc in the old continent through fake news and leaders who are not very charismatic (but who still have more charisma than ideas).

How has Macron maintained his popularity (44% of favourable opinions) midway through his term despite a bodyguard scandal (for most of it, product of sensationalism by much of the French press) and the yellow vests demonstrations, known (and sometimes emulated) around the globe? The answer is simple – an outstanding performance. And it deserves to be studied, especially in a polarized world that does not understand the Macron administration (and often, when we are not able to assimilate something intellectually, we fall into the evergreen temptation of contempt without arguments).

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