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{{Infobox politician|name=Emmanuel Macron|image_size=200|birth_date=21 December 1977|birth_place=Amiens, Somme, [[France]]|nationality=French|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neocolonialism]]<br>[[Neoliberalism]]|political_party=[[Renaissance (French political party)|Renaissance]]|image=Emmanuel Macron.png}} | {{Infobox politician|name=Emmanuel Macron|image_size=200|birth_date=21 December 1977|birth_place=Amiens, Somme, [[France]]|nationality=French|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neocolonialism]]<br>[[Neoliberalism]]|political_party=[[Renaissance (French political party)|Renaissance]]|image=Emmanuel Macron.png}} | ||
'''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, causing the [[Yellow vest movement|Yellow Vest protests]].<ref name=":0">{{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 == | == 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> | 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> | ||
In the first round in 2022, Macron won 27.85% of the vote, Len Pen won 23.15%, and Mélenchon won 21.95%. In the second round, Macron defeated Le Pen wit 58.5% of the vote.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Current heads of state]] | [[Category:Current heads of state]] | ||
[[Category:Imperialists]] | [[Category:Imperialists]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 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, causing the Yellow Vest protests.[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]
In the first round in 2022, Macron won 27.85% of the vote, Len Pen won 23.15%, and Mélenchon won 21.95%. In the second round, Macron defeated Le Pen wit 58.5% of the vote.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.