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'''Emmanuel Macron''' (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has been the President of France since 2017. He raised taxes on the poor and attempted to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nicholas Stender|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=France: Far right defeated, but fascist menace still looms under anti-worker Macron government|date=2022-04-26|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/france-far-right-defeated-but-fascist-menace-still-looms-under-anti-worker-macron-government/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203161621/https://www.liberationnews.org/france-far-right-defeated-but-fascist-menace-still-looms-under-anti-worker-macron-government/|archive-date=2022-12-03|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref> | '''Emmanuel Macron''' (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has been the President of France since 2017. He raised taxes on the poor and attempted to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nicholas Stender|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=France: Far right defeated, but fascist menace still looms under anti-worker Macron government|date=2022-04-26|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/france-far-right-defeated-but-fascist-menace-still-looms-under-anti-worker-macron-government/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203161621/https://www.liberationnews.org/france-far-right-defeated-but-fascist-menace-still-looms-under-anti-worker-macron-government/|archive-date=2022-12-03|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref> | ||
== Political career == | |||
In the first round of the 2017 presidential election, Macron received 24% of the vote, [[Far-right politics|far-right]] [[Marine Le Pen]] received 21%, and establishment rightist [[François Fillon]] and [[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] [[Jean-Luc Mélenchon]] each received 20%.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Walter Smolarek|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=French Election — Far right Le Pen and Banker Macron to face off despite left surge|date=2017-04-30|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/french-election-far-right-le-pen-banker-macron-face-off-despite-left-surge/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228165053/https://www.liberationnews.org/french-election-far-right-le-pen-banker-macron-face-off-despite-left-surge/|archive-date=2021-02-28|retrieved=2023-01-29}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Current heads of state]] | [[Category:Current heads of state]] | ||
[[Category:Imperialists]] | [[Category:Imperialists]] | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 29 January 2023
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| Born | 21 December 1977 Amiens, Somme, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political orientation | Imperialism Neocolonialism Neoliberalism |
| Political party | Renaissance |
Emmanuel Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has been the President of France since 2017. He raised taxes on the poor and attempted to raise the retirement age from 62 to 65.[1]
Political career
In the first round of the 2017 presidential election, Macron received 24% of the vote, far-right Marine Le Pen received 21%, and establishment rightist François Fillon and democratic socialist Jean-Luc Mélenchon each received 20%.[2]
References
- ↑ Nicholas Stender (2022-04-26). "France: Far right defeated, but fascist menace still looms under anti-worker Macron government" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ Walter Smolarek (2017-04-30). "French Election — Far right Le Pen and Banker Macron to face off despite left surge" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2023-01-29.