Since he paid any serious attention to the leadership of the Tories race — an exotically democratic and transparent process compared to how French presidential candidates are chosen by their parties – Emmanuel Macron probably felt closer to Rishi Sunak than Liz Truss. Both speak the same language: moved up to Economy portfolio in Cabinet, are young sharply dressed, smart (to the touch of class connoisseur), technocrat friendly, laid-back in international gatherings, and skew centrist.
On the contrary, Liz Truss is confusing. Never needed campaign for nothing but him one winning shot for presidents, Macron doesn’t understand grassroots or party politics. He did not love all business because he witnessed how it was practiced by him former mentor, President François Hollande. He feels it’s dirty times unpredictable and requires transactions with secondary characters he would prefer just to be ordering about. (Once a tangerine, always a tangerine.)
Even before she answered Julia Hartley-Brewer’s quiz question. on whether he was “friend or foe”, Macron sniffed a little of populist when as secretary of State for International trade, Truss predicted better global free-trade capabilities for Brexit UK than in his beloved EU. And references to Thatcher did not like. with his. farms latest audience-pleasing wit, much criticized in France confirmed her as La Boris En Jupons (“Boris in petticoats”).
And yet, now may be exactly the time when Macron, he of the epithets “clown” and “goognafie” addressed to BoJo would prefer to act magnanimously. His first weighted reaction (“United Kingdom remains friendly, strong and allied nation [to France]in spite of of her leadership”) indicates that he knows of this is, facing how he makes a difficult autumn. Electricity bills may not have risen as much in France like in UK but they are still tough; like the weekly shop, school expenses, mortgage rates and more. Just like UK and France face labor shortages, waiting lists for doctor visits and falling house Prices.
Le Président now understands that the coming recession is to blame on his every potential yellow vest, not to mention a capricious parliament where he no longer has a majority. Each Bill Requires a Special Alliance to Pass with right or left. Before new The National Assembly is closed for break at the beginning of this month it meant hasty package entailing good to deal with of crab-like swing. Temporary subsidies for food and gasoline for voted for the poor with in help of left; canceling a television license with right. Same 4% basic pensions rise as well as one-time-based payments to enterprises to encourage employees. Both parties agreed to pay a check for 150 euros. parents of school age children. As this litany only delays the pain by adding to France’s debt, Macron faces a live four and half coming years term.
His answer is to dramatize international situation. Goodbye times of “multipolar world and useless telephone diplomacy with Insert. Macron was engaged mother of all reverse ferrets on in need for a strong Western alliance (it is now for it) and finally calls enemy. France new goals, for last clearly defined, must take it place directly with democracies working to contain rise of totalitarianisms. This means not only NATO, but also the expansion of such maritime alliances. like the Biden-inspired four (US, Japan, India and Australia) to the UK and France, the country with deployment options on five continents that can boast second- the largest exclusive economic area after USA.
No matter how cynical some of his motives, Macron intentions finally good. His latest statements on Ukraine are straightforward: “… we must by all means support Ukraine over for a long time term”. He’s not the one first French head of state of decisively falling on right side after early provocative statements: this is what Charles de Gaulle did in his time of Caribbean Crisis or François Mitterrand during the Falklands War. Prime Minister Liz Truss could do worse than close the western fault line, which only benefits Putin’s Russia, and reluctantly go along with Macron.extended hand. How added benefit, it should isolate Germany in the EU, and what could be more Thatcher than what?
