French Elections 2022: Implications for Europe’s Future and Place in the World
Join us for a discussion following the second round of the French national elections and its geopolitical consequences. Who will France choose to govern – incumbent Emmanuel Macron or challenger Marine Le Pen? What factors decided the election? What does it tell us about the challenges facing Western democracies? And what are implication of this election on the EU, France’s relationship with the United States, and its role in the Ukraine crisis?
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William Drozdiak
"I think much of Macron’s second term will be focused on Europe and trying to mobilize other European countries as well as France to stand up for their own interests in an era of resurging big power rivalry."
"Yesterday’s result was an affirmation of the axiom that the French in the first-round vote with their hearts and the second-round vote with their heads."
"I think much of Macron’s second term will be focused on Europe and trying to mobilize other European countries as well as France to stand up for their own interests in an era of resurging big power rivalry."
Célia Belin
"Emmanuel Macron was bound to be elected because of his superiority in terms of competence as well as the fundamental rejection of the far right."
"For these reasons, you have a result that lacks the momentum that you usually get after an election... No honeymoon is to be expected at all. He will be facing political opposition from day one, and this will prove more difficult for the type of free form that he might want to implement."
"On the merits of what he might do now, he needs to focus more on climate action. He has said during the debates that he would start an ambitious agenda of ecological planning."
"Emmanuel Macron is the youngest French president, but he has not translated this very much into pro-young people policies in no way, shape, or form."
Steven Philip Kramer
"On the merits of what he might do now, he needs to focus more on climate action. He has said during the debates that he would start an ambitious agenda of ecological planning."
"Emmanuel Macron is the youngest French president, but he has not translated this very much into pro-young people policies in no way, shape, or form."
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Speakers
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