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{{Short description|President of France since 2017}}
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| birth_name = Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron
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| birth_place = [[Amiens]], Somme, France
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'''Emmanuel Macron''' (born 21 December 1977 in [[Amiens]]) is a French senior official, politician and former [[investment banker]].<ref>[http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/politics/e0016900/emmanuel_macron_e01690000000000.htm « Emmanuel Macron, The new French minister of the economy »], Cosmopolis, 27 August 2014</ref> On 26 August 2014 he was appointed as the [[Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France)|Minister of Economy, Industrial Renewal and Information Technology]] in the [[Valls Cabinet|Manuel Valls government]].<ref name=corbet>Sylvie Corbet and Elaine Ganley [https://news.yahoo.com/french-govt-reshuffle-expels-dissident-ministers-171140970.html « French gov't reshuffle expels dissident ministers » ], [[Associated Press]], 26 August 2014</ref>
| father = [[Jean-Michel Macron]]
| relatives = [[Laurence Auzière-Jourdan]] (stepdaughter)
| residence = [[Élysée Palace]]
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* [[Sciences Po]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])
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'''Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron''' ({{IPA|fr|emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃|lang}}; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as [[President of France]] since 2017. He previously was [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (France)|Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs]] under President [[François Hollande]] from 2014 to 2016 and deputy secretary-general to the president from 2012 to 2014. He has been a member of [[Renaissance (French political party)|Renaissance]] since he founded it in 2016.
== Early life and education==
Macron is the son of Jean-Michel Macron, Professor of [[Neurology]] at the [[University of Picardy]], and Françoise Macron-Noguès, MD. He was close to his grandmother, a school headmistress who had grown up in an illiterate household, and lived with her for some time.<ref>[http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20140826.OBS7233/emmanuel-macron-l-hemisphere-droit-de-francois-hollande.html Emmanuel Macron, "l'hémisphère droit" de François Hollande] {{fr icon}} ''[[Le Nouvel Observateur]]''</ref> He studied piano for ten years, obtaining a third prize at the Conservatory of Amiens.<ref>Laura Boudoux (27 August 2014) [http://www.elle.fr/Societe/News/5-choses-a-savoir-sur-Emmanuel-Macron-le-benjamin-du-gouvernement-2754904 5 choses à savoir sur Emmanuel Macron, le benjamin du gouvernement] {{fr icon}} ''Elle''. </ref>


Born in [[Amiens]], Macron studied philosophy at [[Paris Nanterre University]]. He completed a master's degree in public affairs at [[Sciences Po]] and graduated from the {{lang|fr|[[École nationale d'administration]]|italic=no}} in 2004. He worked as a senior civil servant at the [[Inspection générale des finances (France)|Inspectorate General of Finances]] and as an [[investment banker]] at [[Rothschild & Co]]. Appointed [[Élysée Palace|Élysée]] deputy secretary-general by President [[François Hollande]] shortly after [[2012 French presidential election|his election]] in May 2012, Macron was one of Hollande's senior advisers. Appointed Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs in August 2014 in the [[second Valls government]], he led a number of business-friendly reforms. He resigned in August 2016, in order to launch his 2017 presidential campaign. A member of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] from 2006 to 2009, he ran in the election under the banner of [[Renaissance (French political party)|En Marche]], a [[Centrism|centrist]] and [[Pro-Europeanism|pro-European]] political movement he founded in April 2016.
He was educated for some years at the Jesuit-founded [[lycée]] La Providence in Amiens<ref name=france24>[http://www.france24.com/fr/20140827-emmanuel-macron-ex-banquier-touche-a-tout-a-bercy-economie-gouvernement-valls-portrait/ Emmanuel Macron, un ex-banquier touche-à-tout à Bercy] {{fr icon}} France24 (with AFP). 27 August 2014</ref> before he continued at the [[élite]] [[lycée|high school]] [[Lycée Henri-IV]] in Paris. He studied Philosophy at the [[University of Paris X|University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense]], obtaining a [[Master_of_Advanced_Studies#Master_of_Advanced_Studies_.28MAS.29.2C_Dipl.C3.B4me_d.27.C3.89tudes_Approfondies_.28DEA.29_in_France_and_francophone_countries|DEA]] degree. He worked as an assistant for [[Paul Ricoeur]] between 1999 and 2001<ref name=france24/> where he helped edit Ricoeur's book ''La Mémoire, l'histoire, l'oubli''. He also obtained a degree in Public Affairs at [[institut d'études politiques de Paris|Sciences Po]], before training for a senior civil service carrier at the [[École nationale d'administration]] (ENA), graduating in 2004.<ref name=kaplan>[http://reneekaplan.carnets.liberation.fr/2014/09/02/who-is-the-hot-new-economy-minister-who-may-mark-a-turning-point-in-hollandes-presidency/ Renee Kaplan, ''L'Amie américaine'']</ref>


Partly as a result of the [[Fillon affair]] which sank the [[The Republicans (France)|Republican]] nominee [[François Fillon]]'s chances, Macron topped the ballot in the first round of voting, and was [[2017 French presidential election|elected]] President of France on 7 May 2017 with 66.1% of the vote in the second round, defeating [[Marine Le Pen]] of the [[National Rally|National Front]]. At the age of 39, he became the youngest president in French history. In the [[2017 French legislative election|2017 legislative election]] in June, his party, renamed La République En Marche! (LREM), secured a majority in the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]. Macron was elected to a second term in the [[2022 French presidential election|2022 presidential election]], again defeating Le Pen, thus becoming the first French presidential candidate to win reelection since [[Jacques Chirac]] defeated [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]] in [[2002 French presidential election|2002]]. His [[Ensemble (coalition)|centrist coalition]] lost its absolute majority in the [[2022 French legislative election|2022 legislative election]], resulting in a [[hung parliament]] and the formation of France's first [[minority government]] since the fall of the [[Pierre Bérégovoy|Bérégovoy]] government in [[1993 French legislative elections|1993]]. In early 2024, Macron appointed [[Gabriel Attal]] as Prime Minister, youngest head of government in French history and first openly gay man to hold the office, to replace [[Élisabeth Borne]], the second female Prime Minister of France, after a [[2023-2024 French government crisis|major government crisis]]. Following crushing defeat at the [[2024 European Parliament election in France|2024 European Parliament elections]], Macron dissolved the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] and called for a [[2024 French legislative election|snap legislative election]] which resulted in another hung parliament and electoral defeat for his ruling coalition. It was only the third time in the French Republic's history that a president lost an election he called of his own initiative. 59 days after the election, Macron appointed [[Michel Barnier]], a [[Gaullism|conservative]] political figure and former chief [[Brexit]] negotiator, as Prime Minister.
== Public and private career ==
Macron worked as an [[Inspection générale des finances (France)|Inspector of Finances in the French Ministry of Economy]] between 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he served as deputy rapporteur for the Commission to improve French growth headed by [[Jacques Attali]].<ref name=france24/>


During his [[Presidency of Emmanuel Macron|presidency]], Macron has overseen several reforms to [[French labour law|labour laws]], [[Taxation in France|taxation]], and [[Pensions in France|pensions]]; and has pursued a [[renewable energy transition]]. Dubbed "president of the rich" by political opponents, increasing [[Protests against Emmanuel Macron|protests]] against his domestic reforms and demanding his resignation marked the first years of his presidency, culminating in 2018–2020 with the [[yellow vests protests]] and the [[2019–2020 French pension reform strike|pension reform strike]]. In foreign policy, he called for reforms to the [[European Union]] (EU) and signed bilateral treaties with [[Quirinal Treaty|Italy]] and [[Aachen Treaty|Germany]]. Macron conducted €40 billion in trade and business agreements with China during the [[China–United States trade war]] and oversaw a dispute with Australia and the United States over the [[AUKUS]] security pact. From 2020, he led France's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|COVID-19 pandemic]] and [[COVID-19 vaccination in France|vaccination rollout]]. In 2023, the [[Borne government|government]] of his prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, passed [[2023 French pension reform bill|legislation raising the retirement age from 62 to 64]]; the pension reforms proved controversial and led to [[2023 French pension reform strikes|public sector strikes and violent protests]]. He continued [[Opération Chammal]] in the [[war against the Islamic State]] and joined in the [[Government and intergovernmental reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine|international condemnation]] of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].
He left for a position of investment banker at [[Rothschild & Cie Banque]]. While at Rothschild, he closed a high profile deal between [[Nestlé]] and [[Pfizer]].<ref name=kaplan/>


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== Political career ==
Macron is a member of the [[Parti Socialiste]]. Between 2012 and 2014, he was deputy secretary general of the Élysée, a senior member of [[François Hollande|President Hollande]]'s staff.<ref name=kaplan/> He was appointed Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Data in the second [[Valls Cabinet]] on 26 August 2014, replacing [[Arnaud Montebourg]].<ref name=corbet/>


== Personal life ==
==Early life==
Macron was born on 21 December 1977 in [[Amiens]]. He is the son of Françoise Macron (née Noguès), a physician, and [[Jean-Michel Macron]], professor of [[neurology]] at the [[University of Picardy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lejdd.fr/politique/dans-un-livre-anne-fulda-raconte-macron-cote-intime-3297407|access-date=25 April 2017|date=21 April 2017|title=Dans un livre, Anne Fulda raconte Macron côté intime|publisher=JDD à la Une|language=fr|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519063912/http://www.lejdd.fr/politique/dans-un-livre-anne-fulda-raconte-macron-cote-intime-3297407|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Badeau|first=Kevin|title=Le livre qui raconte l'intimité d'Emmanuel Macron|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/editos-analyses/0211955006642-le-livre-qui-raconte-lintimite-demmanuel-macron-2078386.php|newspaper=Les Echos|date=7 April 2017|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319163943/https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/editos-analyses/0211955006642-le-livre-qui-raconte-lintimite-demmanuel-macron-2078386.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2010. He has two siblings, Laurent, born in 1979, and Estelle, born in 1982. Françoise and Jean-Michel's first child was stillborn.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/qui_sont_le_frere_et_la_soeur_d_emmanuel_macron_392445|title=Qui sont le frère et la sœur d'Emmanuel Macron? – Gala|work=Gala.fr|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516114752/http://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/qui_sont_le_frere_et_la_soeur_d_emmanuel_macron_392445|url-status=live}}</ref>


The Macron family legacy is traced back to the village of [[Authie, Somme|Authie]], [[Picardy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/153444/article/2017-04-26/sur-les-traces-de-l-arriere-grand-pere-d-emmanuel-macron-entre-amiens-et-arras|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702015626/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/153444/article/2017-04-26/sur-les-traces-de-l-arriere-grand-pere-d-emmanuel-macron-entre-amiens-et-arras|archive-date=2 July 2018|title=Sur les traces de l'arrière-grand-père d'Emmanuel Macron entre Amiens et Arras|last=Boucher|first=Laurent|date=26 April 2017|work=La Voix|access-date=6 August 2017}}</ref> One of his paternal great-grandfathers, George William Robertson, was English, and was born in [[Bristol]], United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/le-big-mac-emmanuel-macron-s-rise-and-rise-1.3465852 "Le Big Mac: Emmanuel Macron's rise and rise"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027104630/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/le-big-mac-emmanuel-macron-s-rise-and-rise-1.3465852 |date=27 October 2020 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Flandrin|first1=Antoine|title=L'histoire de France selon Macron|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2017/09/16/l-histoire-de-france-selon-macron_5186688_3232.html|access-date=21 December 2017|newspaper=Le Monde|date=16 September 2017|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805190452/https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2017/09/16/l-histoire-de-france-selon-macron_5186688_3232.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His maternal grandparents, Jean and Germaine Noguès (née Arribet), are from the [[Pyrenees|Pyrenean]] town of [[Bagnères-de-Bigorre]], [[Gascony]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2017/03/23/2541749-communiques-sacrees-memes-de-bagneres-de-bigorre.html|title=Sacrées mémés de Bagnères-de-Bigorre !|work=ladepeche.fr|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806060741/http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2017/03/23/2541749-communiques-sacrees-memes-de-bagneres-de-bigorre.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He commonly visited Bagnères-de-Bigorre to visit his grandmother Germaine, whom he called "Manette".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sudouest.fr/2017/04/12/emmanuel-macron-en-bearn-et-bigorre-un-peu-chez-lui-a-bagneres-et-la-mongie-3360351-710.php|title=Emmanuel Macron en meeting à Pau devant 5 500 personnes|website=SudOuest.fr|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061140/http://www.sudouest.fr/2017/04/12/emmanuel-macron-en-bearn-et-bigorre-un-peu-chez-lui-a-bagneres-et-la-mongie-3360351-710.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron associates his enjoyment of reading<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/politiques/2017/05/07/emmanuel-macron-l-elysee-pied-au-plancher_1567939|title=Emmanuel Macron, l'Elysée pied au plancher|work=Libération|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=14 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714234343/http://www.liberation.fr/politiques/2017/05/07/emmanuel-macron-l-elysee-pied-au-plancher_1567939|url-status=live}}</ref> and his leftward political leanings to Germaine, who, after coming from a modest upbringing of a stationmaster father and a housekeeping mother, became a teacher and then a principal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/24/04/2017/lesechos.fr/0212009111314_d-ou-vient-emmanuel-macron--.htm|title=D'où vient Emmanuel Macron ?|date=24 April 2017|website=Les Échos|location=France|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063922/https://www.lesechos.fr/24/04/2017/lesechos.fr/0212009111314_d-ou-vient-emmanuel-macron--.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
Macron married Brigitte Trognieux, a French teacher whom he first met in high school, in 2007. The couple lives with Trognieux's children from a previous marriage in France. <ref name=kaplan/>


Although raised in a non-religious family, Macron was baptized a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] at his own request at age 12; he is [[Agnostic atheism|agnostic]] today.<ref name="lacroixgorcelajeunessetres">{{cite news|last1=Gorce|first1=Bernard|title=La jeunesse très catholique des candidats à la présidentielle|url=http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Laicite/La-jeunesse-tres-catholique-candidats-presidentielle-2017-04-10-1200838526|access-date=7 May 2017|work=La Croix|date=10 April 2017|archive-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512034816/http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Laicite/La-jeunesse-tres-catholique-candidats-presidentielle-2017-04-10-1200838526|url-status=live}}</ref>
== References ==

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Macron was educated mainly at the Jesuit institute [[Lycée la Providence]]<ref name="galabio" /> in Amiens<ref name="france24" /> before his parents sent him to finish his last year of school<ref name="Chrisafis" /> at the elite [[Lycée Henri-IV]] in Paris, where he completed the [[lycée|high school]] curriculum and the [[Khâgne|undergraduate program]] with a "Bac S, Mention Très bien". At the same time, he was nominated for the "[[Concours général]]" (most selective national level high school competition) in French literature and received his diploma for his piano studies at Amiens Conservatory.<ref name="Neva Editions 2015, p.193" /> His parents sent him to Paris due to their alarm at the bond he had formed with [[Brigitte Macron|Brigitte Auzière]], a married teacher with three children at Jésuites de la Providence, who later became his wife.<ref>{{cite news|title=What Emmanuel Macron's home town says about him|url=https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21721637-french-presidential-favourite-was-shaped-amiens-place-he-outgrew-what-emmanuel-macrons|access-date=5 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=4 May 2017|archive-date=4 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504200149/http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21721637-french-presidential-favourite-was-shaped-amiens-place-he-outgrew-what-emmanuel-macrons|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Paris, Macron twice failed to gain entry to the [[École normale supérieure (Paris)|École normale supérieure]].<ref name="Vincent de Féligonde">Vincent de Féligonde, [http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Emmanuel-Macron-ancien-conseiller-du-Prince-aux-manettes-de-Bercy-2014-08-26-1197132 Emmanuel Macron, ancien conseiller du prince aux manettes de Bercy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803125857/http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/France/Emmanuel-Macron-ancien-conseiller-du-Prince-aux-manettes-de-Bercy-2014-08-26-1197132 |date=3 August 2017 }}, ''La Croix'', 26 August 2014</ref><ref>Christine Monin, ''[http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/grand-angle/retro-emmanuel-macron-mon-copain-d-avant-10-05-2017-6934914.php RETRO : Emmanuel Macron, mon copain d'avant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712020357/http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/grand-angle/retro-emmanuel-macron-mon-copain-d-avant-10-05-2017-6934914.php |date=12 July 2017 }}'', ''Le Parisien'' {{in lang|fr}}, 10 May 2017.</ref><ref>Jordan Grevet, ''[http://www.closermag.fr/article/emmanuel-macron-un-ministre-pas-si-brillant-413776 "Emmanuel Macron, un ministre pas si brillant..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080446/http://www.closermag.fr/article/emmanuel-macron-un-ministre-pas-si-brillant-413776 |date=27 March 2017 }}'', ''Closer'' {{in lang|fr}}, 13 October 2014.</ref> He instead studied philosophy at the [[University of Paris X|University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense]], obtaining a [[Diplôme d'Études Approfondies|DEA]] degree (a [[Master's degree in Europe|master level degree]]), with a thesis on [[Niccolò Machiavelli|Machiavelli]] and [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]].<ref name="galabio" /><ref name="lefigdejaeger">{{cite news|last1=De Jaeger|first1=Jean-Marc|title=L'université de Nanterre félicite Emmanuel Macron, son ancien étudiant en philosophie|url=http://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/article/l-universite-de-nanterre-felicite-emmanuel-macron-son-ancien-etudiant-en-philosophie_9bda5ad4-3942-11e7-b5b5-21a5cdc791d1/|access-date=17 May 2017|work=Le Figaro|date=15 May 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519083208/http://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/article/l-universite-de-nanterre-felicite-emmanuel-macron-son-ancien-etudiant-en-philosophie_9bda5ad4-3942-11e7-b5b5-21a5cdc791d1/|url-status=live}}</ref> Around 1999 Macron worked as an editorial assistant to [[Paul Ricoeur]], the [[Huguenots|French Protestant]] philosopher who was then writing his last major work, ''La Mémoire, l'Histoire, l'Oubli''. Macron worked mainly on the notes and bibliography.<ref name="Guélaud-2012" /><ref>{{cite news |language= de |first= Gesche |last= Wüpper |url= https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article131660614/Junger-Wirtschaftsminister-darf-Frankreich-verfuehren.html |title= Junger Wirtschaftsminister darf Frankreich verführen |work= [[Die Welt]] |date= 27 August 2014 |access-date= 29 April 2017 |archive-date= 3 January 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002319/https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article131660614/Junger-Wirtschaftsminister-darf-Frankreich-verfuehren.html |url-status= live }}</ref> Macron became a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine ''[[Esprit (magazine)|Esprit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philomag.com/lactu/breves/emmanuel-macron-de-la-philosophie-au-ministere-de-leconomie-10140|title=Emmanuel Macron, de la philosophie au ministère de l'Économie • Brèves, Emmanuel Macron, Paul Ricoeur, Politique, Socialisme, Libéralisme, François Hollande • Philosophie magazine|website=philomag.com|date=27 August 2014|language=fr|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061629/http://www.philomag.com/lactu/breves/emmanuel-macron-de-la-philosophie-au-ministere-de-leconomie-10140|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron did not perform [[Conscription in France|national service]] because he was pursuing his graduate studies. Born in December 1977, he belonged to the last cohort for whom military service was mandatory.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lopinion.fr/blog/secret-defense/emmanuel-macron-premier-president-qui-n-a-pas-fait-service-militaire-126336|title=Emmanuel Macron, premier Président qui n'a pas fait son service militaire|date=9 May 2017|work=L'Opinion|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062921/http://www.lopinion.fr/blog/secret-defense/emmanuel-macron-premier-president-qui-n-a-pas-fait-service-militaire-126336|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="gnmhf">{{cite news |last1=Chrisafis |first1=Angelique |title=Head of French military quits after row with Emmanuel Macron |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/19/head-of-french-military-quits-after-row-with-emmanuel-macron |work=The Guardian |date=19 July 2017 |access-date=22 July 2017 |archive-date=21 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721231631/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/19/head-of-french-military-quits-after-row-with-emmanuel-macron |url-status=live }}</ref>

Macron obtained a [[Master's degree in Europe|master's degree]] in [[Public administration|public affairs]] at [[institut d'études politiques de Paris|Sciences Po]], majoring in "Public Guidance and Economy" before training for a senior civil service career at the selective {{lang|fr|[[École nationale d'administration]]|italic=no}} (ENA), training at the French Embassy in [[Nigeria]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/225217/politique/emmanuel-macron-le-coup-droit-de-hollande/|title=Emmanuel Macron, le coup droit de Hollande – JeuneAfrique.com|date=3 March 2015|work=JeuneAfrique.com|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=27 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327052236/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/225217/politique/emmanuel-macron-le-coup-droit-de-hollande/|url-status=live}}</ref> and at the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of [[Oise]] before graduating in 2004.<ref name="kaplan" />

== Professional career ==
=== Inspector of Finances ===
After graduating from ENA in 2004, Macron became an Inspector in the [[Inspection générale des finances (France)|''Inspection générale des finances'']] (IGF), a branch of the [[French Ministry for the Economy and Finance|Finance Ministry]].<ref name="Guélaud-2012" /> Macron was mentored by [[Jean-Pierre Jouyet]], the then-head of the IGF.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/editos-du-point/sophie-coignard/coignard-derriere-macron-l-ombre-de-jouyet-22-04-2016-2034081_2134.php|title=Coignard – Derrière Macron, l'ombre de Jouyet|last=Coignard|first=Sophie|date=22 April 2016|work=Le Point|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807154801/http://www.lepoint.fr/editos-du-point/sophie-coignard/coignard-derriere-macron-l-ombre-de-jouyet-22-04-2016-2034081_2134.php|url-status=live}}</ref> During his time as an Inspector of Finances, Macron gave lectures during the summer at the "prep'ENA" (a special cram school for the ENA entrance examination) at [[Institut privé de préparation aux études supérieures|IPESUP]], an elite private school specializing in preparation for the entrance examinations of the ''[[Grandes écoles]]'', such as [[HEC Paris|HEC]] or Sciences Po.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/challenges-soir/ipesup-la-prepa-cherie-des-csp-est-a-vendre_13182|title=Ipesup, la prépa chérie des CSP+, est à vendre|work=Challenges|access-date=9 September 2017|language=fr|archive-date=9 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109215010/http://www.challenges.fr/challenges-soir/ipesup-la-prepa-cherie-des-csp-est-a-vendre_13182|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/ipesup-change-de-main-pour-grandir_472264|title=Ipesup change de main pour grandir|work=Challenges|access-date=9 September 2017|language=fr|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720031220/https://www.challenges.fr/entreprise/ipesup-change-de-main-pour-grandir_472264|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ipesup.fr/formation/prepa-ena-2017/|title=Prépa ENA|work=Groupe Ipesup|access-date=9 September 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831175716/https://www.ipesup.fr/formation/prepa-ena-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, [[Laurence Parisot]] offered him the job of managing director for ''[[Mouvement des Entreprises de France]]'', the largest [[employer federation]] in France, but he declined.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/2017/04/27/35003-20170427ARTFIG00148-laurence-parisot-se-dit-prete-pour-matignon.php|title=Laurence Parisot dément se tenir "prête" pour Matignon en cas de victoire d'Emmanuel Macron|work=Le Figaro|date=27 April 2017|access-date=7 August 2017|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=22 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822203011/http://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/2017/04/27/35003-20170427ARTFIG00148-laurence-parisot-se-dit-prete-pour-matignon.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2007, Macron was appointed deputy rapporteur for [[Jacques Attali]]'s "Commission to Unleash French Growth".<ref name="france24" /> In 2008, Macron paid €50,000 to buy himself out of his government contract.<ref name="marnham">{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Marnham|url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/02/whos-behind-the-mysterious-rise-of-emmanuel-macron/|title=Who's behind the mysterious rise of Emmanuel Macron?|work=The Spectator|date=4 February 2017|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=6 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506183304/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/02/whos-behind-the-mysterious-rise-of-emmanuel-macron/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then became an investment banker in a highly-paid position at [[Rothschild & Cie Banque]].<ref name=macronbio>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/emmanuel-macron-050817 |title=Biography of Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron of France |date=17 May 2017 |website=Biography.com |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=17 May 2017 |archive-date=13 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513102946/http://www.biography.com/people/emmanuel-macron-050817 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lepoint">{{cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/presidentielle/emmanuel-macron-s-explique-sur-ses-anciens-revenus-de-banquier-19-02-2017-2105953_3121.php|title=Emmanuel Macron s'explique sur ses anciens revenus de banquier|newspaper=Le Point|date=19 February 2017|language=fr|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=26 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326121326/http://www.lepoint.fr/presidentielle/emmanuel-macron-s-explique-sur-ses-anciens-revenus-de-banquier-19-02-2017-2105953_3121.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2010, he was appointed to the Attali Commission as a member.<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret n° 2010-223 du 4 mars 2010 relatif à la commission pour la libération de la croissance française|date=4 March 2010|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000021906441|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807153140/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000021906441|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Investment banker ===
In September 2008, Macron left his job as an Inspector of Finances and took a position at [[Rothschild & Co|Rothschild & Cie Banque]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/rue89/20160830.RUE5451/au-fait-il-faisait-quoi-chez-rothschild-emmanuel-macron.html|title=Au fait, il faisait quoi chez Rothschild, Emmanuel Macron ?|work=L'Obs|access-date=7 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=27 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727205907/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/rue89/20160830.RUE5451/au-fait-il-faisait-quoi-chez-rothschild-emmanuel-macron.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron left the government when [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] became president. He was originally offered the job by François Henrot. His first responsibility at the bank was assisting with the acquisition of [[Cofidis]] by [[Crédit Mutuel]] Nord Europe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/05/10/les-annees-rothschild-d-emmanuel-macron_5125204_4854003.html|title=Les années Rothschild d'Emmanuel Macron|last=Chaperon|first=Isabelle|date=10 May 2017|work=Le Monde|access-date=7 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807152316/http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/05/10/les-annees-rothschild-d-emmanuel-macron_5125204_4854003.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron formed a relationship with [[Alain Minc]], a businessman on the supervisory board of ''[[Le Monde]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Tricornot |first1=Adrien de |last2=Weisz |first2=Johan |title=Comment Macron m'a séduit puis trahi |trans-title=How Macron seduced then betrayed me |work=StreetPress |date=10 February 2017 |url=https://www.streetpress.com/sujet/1486723160-macron-le-monde |language=fr |access-date=7 August 2017 |archive-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602235547/https://www.streetpress.com/sujet/1486723160-macron-le-monde |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, Macron was promoted to partner with the bank after working on the recapitalization of ''Le Monde'' and the acquisition by [[Atos]] of [[Atos Information Technology Incorporated|Siemens IT Solutions and Services.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/16/12/2010/lesechos.fr/0201010007512_rothschild---cie-coopte-trois-nouveaux-associes.htm|title=Rothschild & Cie coopte trois nouveaux associés|date=16 December 2010|website=Les Échos|location=France|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-date=8 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008144859/https://www.lesechos.fr/16/12/2010/lesechos.fr/0201010007512_rothschild---cie-coopte-trois-nouveaux-associes.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, Macron was put in charge of [[Nestlé]]'s acquisition of Pfizer's infant nutrition division for €9 billion, which made him a millionaire.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/economie/emmanuel-macron-le-jeune-loup-de-l-elysee-qui-rassure-les-patrons_8564|title=Macron, ce chouchou des patrons qui succède à Montebourg|work=Challenges|access-date=7 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=19 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319220932/https://www.challenges.fr/economie/emmanuel-macron-le-jeune-loup-de-l-elysee-qui-rassure-les-patrons_8564|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Quand Emmanuel Macron était banquier d'affaires : "Un élément prometteur, mais sans plus" |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/presidentielle/quand-emmanuel-macron-etait-banquier-d-affaires-un-element-prometteur-mais-sans-plus_2171646.html |first=Anne |last=Brigaudeau |website=France Info |date=5 May 2017 |language=fr |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912222929/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/presidentielle/quand-emmanuel-macron-etait-banquier-d-affaires-un-element-prometteur-mais-sans-plus_2171646.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2012, Macron advised businessman Philippe Tillous-Borde, the CEO of the [[Avril Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/27/01/2017/LesEchosWeekEnd/00061-008-ECWE_macron--la-premiere-marche.htm|title=Macron, la première marche|date=27 January 2017|website=Les Échos|location=France|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807192101/https://www.lesechos.fr/27/01/2017/LesEchosWeekEnd/00061-008-ECWE_macron--la-premiere-marche.htm|archive-date=7 August 2017}}</ref>

Macron reported that he had earned €2 million between December 2010 and May 2012.<ref name="L'Express-2014" /> Official documents show that between 2009 and 2013, Macron had earned almost €3 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/macron-dit-ce-quil-a-fait-de-ses-trois-millions-deuros-de-revenus-dans-le-prive-3297167|title=Macron dit ce qu'il a fait de ses trois millions d'euros de revenus|newspaper=Lejdd.fr|access-date=6 January 2019|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107022124/https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/macron-dit-ce-quil-a-fait-de-ses-trois-millions-deuros-de-revenus-dans-le-prive-3297167|url-status=live}}</ref> He left Rothschild & Cie in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/9bd62502-12cf-11e7-b0c1-37e417ee6c76|url-access=subscription|title=Emmanuel Macron's Rothschild years make him an easy election target|website=Financial Times|date=<!-- ??? -->|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117142355/https://www.ft.com/content/9bd62502-12cf-11e7-b0c1-37e417ee6c76|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cece-owen.net/meet-the-real-emmanuel-macron-consummate-banker-puppet-bizarre-elitist-creation|title=Meet The Real Emmanuel Macron: Consummate Banker Puppet, Bizarre Elitist Creation|date=25 April 2017|author=Tyler Durden|website=CECE – POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS|access-date=28 May 2021|archive-date=1 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601201129/http://cece-owen.net/meet-the-real-emmanuel-macron-consummate-banker-puppet-bizarre-elitist-creation|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early political career==
In his youth beginning in 1998, Macron worked for the [[Citizen and Republican Movement|Citizens' Movement]] for two years, but he never applied to be a member.<ref name="Marianne-2015">{{Cite news|url=https://www.marianne.net/politique/macron-ce-jeune-chevenementiste|title=Macron, ce jeune chevènementiste|date=12 November 2015|work=Marianne|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=18 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518212256/https://www.marianne.net/politique/macron-ce-jeune-chevenementiste|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="L'Express-2014">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/la-bombe-macron_1572205.html|title=La bombe Macron|date=2 September 2014|work=L'Express|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802124425/http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/la-bombe-macron_1572205.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron was an assistant for Mayor [[Georges Sarre]] of the [[11th arrondissement of Paris]] during his time at Sciences Po.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Emmanuel Macron en marche vers l'Élysée|last=Prissette|first=Nicholas|publisher=Plon|year=2016|page=79}}</ref> Macron joined the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] at the age of 24,<ref name="Libération">{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2012/09/17/avec-macron-l-elysee-decroche-le-poupon_847010|title=Avec Macron, l'Elysée décroche le poupon|work=Libération|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719223943/http://www.liberation.fr/france/2012/09/17/avec-macron-l-elysee-decroche-le-poupon_847010|url-status=live}}</ref> but last renewed his membership for the period 2006–2009.<ref name=scan>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/coulisses/2015/02/18/25006-20150218ARTFIG00160-emmanuel-macron-n-est-plus-encarte-au-parti-socialiste.php|title=Emmanuel Macron n'est plus encarté au Parti socialiste|date=18 February 2015|work=Le Figaro|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=28 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228084221/http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/coulisses/2015/02/18/25006-20150218ARTFIG00160-emmanuel-macron-n-est-plus-encarte-au-parti-socialiste.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron met [[François Hollande]] through Jean-Pierre Jouyet in 2006 and joined his staff in 2010.<ref name="Libération" /> In 2007, Macron attempted to run for a seat in the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] in Picardy under the Socialist Party label in the [[2007 French legislative election|2007 legislative elections]]; however, his application was declined.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://visionsmag.com/emmanuel-macron-lhomme-du-president/|title=Emmanuel Macron: l'homme du Président|date=24 February 2014|work=Visions Mag|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802204138/http://visionsmag.com/emmanuel-macron-lhomme-du-president/|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron was offered the chance to be the deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister [[François Fillon]] in 2010, though he declined.<ref>{{cite book|title=Emmanuel Macron: le banquier qui voulait être roi|last=Bourmaud|first=François-Xavier|publisher=l'Archipel|year=2016|isbn=978-2-8098-1873-4|page=224}}</ref>

===Deputy Secretary-General of the Élysée (2012-2014)===
On 15 May 2012, Macron became the deputy secretary-general of the [[Élysée Palace|Élysée]], a senior role in President François Hollande's staff.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arrêté du 15 mai 2012 portant nomination à la présidence de la République|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=525254F7DE760AA60A0966BE0BE4526F.tpdjo13v_2?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025885873&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802163553/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=525254F7DE760AA60A0966BE0BE4526F.tpdjo13v_2?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025885873&dateTexte=&oldAction=rechJO&categorieLien=id|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="kaplan" /> Macron served with [[Nicolas Revel]]. He served under the secretary-general, [[Pierre-René Lemas]].

During the summer of 2012, Macron put forward a proposal that would increase the 35-hour work week to 37 hours until 2014. He also tried to hold back the large tax increases on the highest earners that were planned by the government. Hollande refused Macron's proposals.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Emmanuel Macron en marche vers l'Élysée|last=Prissette|first=Nicolas|publisher=Plon|year=2016|page=144}}</ref> In 2013, his was one of the deciding votes against regulating the salaries of [[Chief executive officer|CEOs]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lopinion.fr/edition/economie/pourquoi-gouvernement-a-cede-salaire-patrons-dessous-d-deal-447|title=Pourquoi le gouvernement a cédé sur le salaire des patrons: les dessous d'un deal|date=26 May 2013|work=L'Opinion|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802124625/http://www.lopinion.fr/edition/economie/pourquoi-gouvernement-a-cede-salaire-patrons-dessous-d-deal-447|url-status=live}}</ref> Nicolas Revel, the other deputy secretary-general of the Élysée opposed Macron on a proposed budget responsibility pact favoured by the [[Mouvement des Entreprises de France|Medef]].<ref name="Berretta-2014">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/emmanuel-berretta/hollande-remanie-l-elysee-et-recrute-laurence-boone-10-06-2014-1834370_1897.php|title=Hollande remanie l'Élysée et recrute Laurence Boone|last=Berretta|first=Emmanuel|date=10 June 2014|work=Le Point|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=14 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614001530/http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/emmanuel-berretta/hollande-remanie-l-elysee-et-recrute-laurence-boone-10-06-2014-1834370_1897.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 10 June 2014, it was announced that Macron had resigned from his role and was replaced by [[Laurence Boone]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/mon-figaro/2014/06/10/10001-20140610ARTFIG00402-laurence-boone-une-forte-tete-a-l-elysee.php|title=Laurence Boone, une forte tête à l'Élysée|last=Visot|first=Marie|date=10 June 2014|work=Le Figaro|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=7 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407001012/http://www.lefigaro.fr/mon-figaro/2014/06/10/10001-20140610ARTFIG00402-laurence-boone-une-forte-tete-a-l-elysee.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Reasons given for his departure included his disappointment at not being included in the [[First Valls government|first Government of Manuel Valls]] and his frustration with his lack of influence on the reforms proposed by the government.<ref name="Berretta-2014" /> This was following the appointment of Jean-Pierre Jouyet as chief of staff.<ref name="L'Obs-2">{{Cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20140610.OBS9967/info-obs-emmanuel-macron-prepare-son-depart-de-l-elysee.html|title=INFO OBS. Emmanuel Macron prépare son départ de l'Elysée|work=L'Obs|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802130706/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20140610.OBS9967/info-obs-emmanuel-macron-prepare-son-depart-de-l-elysee.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Jouyet said that Macron left to "continue personal aspirations"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/10/06/2014/lesechos.fr/0203552972800_elysee---hollande-chamboule-son-cabinet.htm|title=Elysée: Hollande chamboule son cabinet|date=10 June 2014|website=Les Échos|location=France|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802130331/https://www.lesechos.fr/10/06/2014/lesechos.fr/0203552972800_elysee---hollande-chamboule-son-cabinet.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and create his own financial consultancy firm.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-magazine/france-2/envoye-special/video-portrait-d-emmanuel-macron_835521.html|title=VIDEO. Le roman d'une ambition|date=27 February 2015|work=Franceinfo|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702003609/http://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-magazine/france-2/envoye-special/video-portrait-d-emmanuel-macron_835521.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later reported that he was planning to create an investment firm that would attempt to fund educational projects.<ref name="Marianne-2015" /> Shortly afterwards he was hired as a [[research fellow]] at the [[Humboldt University of Berlin|University of Berlin]] with the help of businessman Alain Minc. He had also sought a position at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/economie/les-redoutables-reseaux-d-emmanuel-macron_31265|title=Les redoutables réseaux de Macron|work=Challenges|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=14 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114195326/http://www.challenges.fr/economie/les-redoutables-reseaux-d-emmanuel-macron_31265|url-status=live}}</ref>

Offered a chance to be a candidate in the municipal elections in 2014 in his hometown of Amiens, Macron declined,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/08/27/emmanuel-macron-de-mozart-de-l-elysee-a-ministre-de-l-economie_4477318_823448.html|title=Emmanuel Macron, de " Mozart de l'Elysée " à ministre de l'économie|last=Chabas|first=Charlotte|date=27 August 2014|work=Le Monde|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=16 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416192651/http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2014/08/27/emmanuel-macron-de-mozart-de-l-elysee-a-ministre-de-l-economie_4477318_823448.html|url-status=live}}</ref> leading François Hollande to reject Manuel Valls's idea of appointing him Budget Minister, as he had never been elected to public office.<ref name="L'Obs-2" />

=== Minister of Economics and Industry (2014-2017) ===
{{See also|Uber Files}}
[[File:Emmanuel Macron (27 août 2014).jpg|thumb|Macron as the [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (France)|French Minister of Economics and Industry]]|269x269px]]He was appointed as the Minister of Economics and Industry in the second [[Second Valls Government|Valls Cabinet]] on 26 August 2014, replacing [[Arnaud Montebourg]].<ref name=corbet>{{cite news|first1=Sylvie |last1=Corbet |first2=Elaine |last2=Ganley |url=https://www.columbusceo.com/article/20140826/NEWS/308269576 |title=French gov't reshuffle expels dissident ministers |agency=Associated Press |date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831011547/http://news.yahoo.com/french-govt-reshuffle-expels-dissident-ministers-171140970.html |archive-date=31 August 2014|url-status=<!--dead-->live }}</ref> He was the youngest Minister of Economics since [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] in 1962.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rfi.fr/mfi/20140829-macron-bercy-economie-parcours-elysee-hollande-ena-rotschild-montebourg-socialiste/|title=Emmanuel Macron: son adversaire, c'est la défiance|date=29 August 2014|publisher=Radio France Internationale|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802125128/http://www.rfi.fr/mfi/20140829-macron-bercy-economie-parcours-elysee-hollande-ena-rotschild-montebourg-socialiste/|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron was branded by the media as the "Anti-Montebourg" due to being pro-EU and much more liberal, while Montebourg was [[Euroscepticism|eurosceptic]] and left-wing.<ref name=lejdd>{{cite web|url=http://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/Remaniement-Emmanuel-Macron-nouveau-ministre-de-l-Economie-est-l-anti-Montebourg-682762|title=Macron, l'anti-Montebourg|author=V.V.|website=Le Journal de Dimanche|date=26 August 2014|language=fr-FR|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406172744/http://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/Remaniement-Emmanuel-Macron-nouveau-ministre-de-l-Economie-est-l-anti-Montebourg-682762|url-status=live}}</ref> As Minister of Economics, Macron was at the forefront of pushing through business-friendly reforms. On 17 February 2015, prime minister [[Manuel Valls]] pushed Macron's signature law package through a reluctant parliament using the special [[49.3 (France)|49.3 procedure]].<ref name="Revault d'Allonnes-2015">{{cite news|last1=Revault d'Allonnes|first1=David|title=Loi Macron: comment le 49-3 a été dégainé comme un dernier recours|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2015/02/17/loi-macron-un-49-3-degaine-comme-un-dernier-recours_4578328_823448.html|newspaper=Le Monde.fr|access-date=16 April 2017|language=fr|date=17 February 2015|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702160040/http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2015/02/17/loi-macron-un-49-3-degaine-comme-un-dernier-recours_4578328_823448.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron increased the French share in the company [[Renault]] from 15% to 20% and then enforced the ''Florange law'' which grants double voting rights on shares registered for more than two years unless two-thirds of shareholders vote to overturn it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/05314dfe-e27d-11e4-ba33-00144feab7de|title=French companies fight back against Florange double-vote law|website=Financial Times|date=16 April 2015|url-access=subscription|access-date=5 August 2017|last1=Stothard|first1=Michael|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063007/https://www.ft.com/content/05314dfe-e27d-11e4-ba33-00144feab7de|url-status=live}}</ref> This gave the French state a minority share in the company though Macron later stated that the government would limit its powers within Renault.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/economie/20151210.OBS1163/renault-la-bataille-entre-ghosn-et-macron-va-t-elle-prendre-fin.html|title=Renault: la bataille entre Ghosn et Macron prend fin|work=L'Obs|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=18 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718223545/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/economie/20151210.OBS1163/renault-la-bataille-entre-ghosn-et-macron-va-t-elle-prendre-fin.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron was widely criticized for being unable to prevent the closing down of an Ecopla factory in [[Isère]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/130916/macron-rattrape-par-son-bilan-bercy|title=Macron rattrapé par son bilan à Bercy|last=Magnaudeix|first=Mathieu|work=Mediapart|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063243/https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/130916/macron-rattrape-par-son-bilan-bercy|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2015, Macron said that he was no longer a member of the Socialist Party and was an independent.<ref name=scan/>

==== Macron Law ====
A law which had originally been sponsored by [[Arnaud Montebourg]] before he left the government, and which had focused on "purchasing power", grew into the {{ill|Macron law|fr|Loi pour la croissance, l'activité et l'égalité des chances économiques}}, a grab bag of measures liberalizing laws prohibiting work on Sunday and at night; restrictions on coaches for public transportation; regulations for debt collectors, barristers and auctioneers; and rules governing the rental of equipment by the military from private companies. The law also sought to simplify many government procedures, such as that for obtaining a driving licence.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2014/12/08/travail-du-dimanche-autocars-professions-reglementees-qu-y-a-t-il-dans-la-loi-macron_4536498_4355770.html|title=Ce que prévoit (ou pas) la future loi Macron|last=Laurent|first=Samuel|date=8 December 2014|work=Le Monde|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061827/http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2014/12/08/travail-du-dimanche-autocars-professions-reglementees-qu-y-a-t-il-dans-la-loi-macron_4536498_4355770.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/03/09/5-things-about-the-macron-law-2/|title=5 Things About the Macron Law|first1=William|last1=Horobin|first2=Stacy|last2=Meichtry|date=9 March 2015|website=The Wall Street Journal|language=en-US|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721133748/https://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2015/03/09/5-things-about-the-macron-law-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Manuel Valls, fearing that it would not pass in the National Assembly, decided to push the law through with the 49.3 procedure<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/24/02/2015/LesEchos/21884-037-ECH_pourquoi-le-marteau-du-49-3-est-un-outil-indispensable.htm|title=Pourquoi le marteau du 49-3 est un outil indispensable|date=24 February 2015|website=Les Échos|location=France|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063935/https://www.lesechos.fr/24/02/2015/LesEchos/21884-037-ECH_pourquoi-le-marteau-du-49-3-est-un-outil-indispensable.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Revault d'Allonnes-2015" /> and so it was adopted on 10 April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/loi/2015/8/6/EINX1426821L/jo/texte|title=LOI n° 2015-990 du 6 août 2015 pour la croissance, l'activité et l'égalité des chances économiques {{!}} Legifrance|website=legifrance.gouv.fr|language=fr|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-date=7 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707045859/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/loi/2015/8/6/EINX1426821L/jo/texte|url-status=live}}</ref>

Estimates of the increase in GDP the law might generate ranged from 0.3% to 0.5%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2015/09/18/20002-20150918ARTFIG00250-la-loi-macronne-devrait-creer-que-peu-de-croissance.php|title=La Loi Macron ne devrait créer que peu de croissance|last=Visot|first=Marie|date=18 September 2015|work=Le Figaro|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708001304/http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2015/09/18/20002-20150918ARTFIG00250-la-loi-macronne-devrait-creer-que-peu-de-croissance.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2016/08/30/quel-bilan-pour-emmanuel-macron-au-gouvernement_4990086_4355770.html|title=Quel est le bilan d'Emmanuel Macron au gouvernement ?|last=Pouchard|first=Anne-Aël Durand et Alexandre|date=30 August 2016|work=Le Monde|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806100930/http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2016/08/30/quel-bilan-pour-emmanuel-macron-au-gouvernement_4990086_4355770.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2017 presidential campaign ===
{{Main|2017 French presidential election}}

====Formation of En Marche and resignation from government====

Macron first became known to the French public after his appearance on the French TV programme ''Des Paroles Et Des Actes'' in March 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-magazine/france-2/des-paroles-et-des-actes/des-paroles-et-des-actes-du-jeudi-12-mars-2015_841451.html|title=Des paroles et des actes. Invité : Emmanuel Macron|date=5 March 2015|work=Franceinfo|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr-FR|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409113438/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-magazine/france-2/des-paroles-et-des-actes/des-paroles-et-des-actes-du-jeudi-12-mars-2015_841451.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Before forming his political party [[Renaissance (French political party)|En Marche!]], he gave a number of speeches, his first one in March 2015 in [[Val-de-Marne]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/270617/l-assemblee-le-pouvoir-installe-ses-tetes|title=A l'Assemblée, le pouvoir installe ses têtes|last=Magnaudeix|first=Mathieu|work=Mediapart|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr-FR|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409173749/https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/270617/l-assemblee-le-pouvoir-installe-ses-tetes|url-status=live}}</ref> He threatened to leave Manuel Valls' [[Second Valls government|second government]] over the proposed removal of dual-nationality from terrorists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lelab.europe1.fr/emmanuel-macron-explique-etre-parti-du-gouvernement-a-cause-de-la-decheance-de-nationalite-2856139|title=Lelab Europe1 – le meilleur de l'actualité politique sur le web|website=lelab.europe1.fr|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=7 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107015822/https://lelab.europe1.fr/emmanuel-macron-explique-etre-parti-du-gouvernement-a-cause-de-la-decheance-de-nationalite-2856139|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/citations/2016/02/09/25002-20160209ARTFIG00392-decheance-pour-macron-on-ne-traite-pas-le-mal-en-l-expulsant.php|title=Emmanuel Macron prend ses distances avec la déchéance de nationalité|date=9 February 2016|website=Le Figaro|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922130234/https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/citations/2016/02/09/25002-20160209ARTFIG00392-decheance-pour-macron-on-ne-traite-pas-le-mal-en-l-expulsant.php|url-status=live}}</ref> He also took various foreign trips, including one to Israel where he spoke on the advancement of digital technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/08/09/2015/lesechos.fr/021312892961_macron--vrp-de-la-french-tech-en-israel.htm|title=Macron, VRP de la French Tech en Israël|date=8 September 2015|website=Les Échos|location=France|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=9 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309221224/https://www.lesechos.fr/08/09/2015/lesechos.fr/021312892961_macron--vrp-de-la-french-tech-en-israel.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tensions around the question of Macron's loyalty to the Valls government and Hollande increased when they turned down a bill he put forward dubbed "Macron 2", which had a larger scope than his original law.<ref name="orange" /><ref name="L'Opinion-2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/emmanuel-macron-dernier-maillon-fort-qui-pourrait-lacher-96996|title=Emmanuel Macron, le dernier maillon fort qui pourrait lâcher|date=16 February 2016|work=L'Opinion|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308104240/https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/emmanuel-macron-dernier-maillon-fort-qui-pourrait-lacher-96996|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron was given the chance to help draft into the [[El Khomri law]] and put specific parts of "Macron 2" into the law though El Khomri was able to overturn these with the help of other ministers.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}{{clarify|date=August 2023}}

Amid tensions and deterioration of relations with the current government, Macron founded an independent political party, En Marche, in Amiens on 6 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/04/06/emmanuel-macron-lance-un-mouvement-politique-nouveau-baptise-en-marche_4897274_823448.html|title=Emmanuel Macron lance un " mouvement politique nouveau " baptisé " En marche ! "|date=6 April 2016|newspaper=Le Monde|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806194555/https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/04/06/emmanuel-macron-lance-un-mouvement-politique-nouveau-baptise-en-marche_4897274_823448.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[social-liberal]],<ref name="unBanquier">{{cite news |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/economie/emmanuel-macron-un-banquier-social-liberal-a-bercy-26-08-2014-4088311.php |title=Emmanuel Macron, un banquier social-libéral à Bercy |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=26 August 2014 |language=fr |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309090609/http://www.leparisien.fr/economie/emmanuel-macron-un-banquier-social-liberal-a-bercy-26-08-2014-4088311.php |url-status=live }}</ref> [[progressivism|progressive]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europe1.fr/politique/macron-veut-voir-son-projet-progressiste-defendu-en-2017-2783443|title=Macron veut voir son 'projet progressiste' défendu en 2017|publisher=Europe1|date=27 June 2016|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=13 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113031210/http://www.europe1.fr/politique/macron-veut-voir-son-projet-progressiste-defendu-en-2017-2783443|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2016/08/20/macron-precise-son-projet-progressiste-pour-2017_4985391_4854003.html|title=Macron précise son projet " progressiste " pour 2017|first=Patrick|last=Roger|date=20 August 2016|language=fr|access-date=26 July 2023|work=Le Monde|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805181433/https://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2016/08/20/macron-precise-son-projet-progressiste-pour-2017_4985391_4854003.html|url-status=live}}</ref> political movement that gathered huge media coverage when it was first established,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lelab.europe1.fr/la-folle-sequence-mediatique-demmanuel-macron-2726665|title=La folle séquence médiatique d'Emmanuel Macron – Le Lab Europe 1|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061833/http://lelab.europe1.fr/la-folle-sequence-mediatique-demmanuel-macron-2726665|url-status=dead}}</ref> the party and Macron were both reprimanded by President Hollande and the question of Macron's loyalty to the government was raised.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lelab.europe1.fr/emmanuel-macron-refuse-detre-loblige-de-francois-hollande-2726290|title=Finalement, le parti d'Emmanuel Macron est "et de droite, et de gauche" (mais surtout progressiste) – Le Lab Europe 1|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr-FR|archive-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424111150/http://lelab.europe1.fr/emmanuel-macron-refuse-detre-loblige-de-francois-hollande-2726290|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36792249|title=France elections: Hollande slaps down ambitious minister Macron|publisher=BBC|date=14 July 2016|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408015045/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36792249|url-status=live}}</ref> Several MEPs spoke out in support for the movement<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/Macron-et-l-heritage-de-Jeanne-d-Arc-784439|title=Macron et l'héritage de Jeanne d'Arc|website=Le Journal du Dimanche|date=8 May 2016|language=fr-FR|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802003821/https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/Macron-et-l-heritage-de-Jeanne-d-Arc-784439|url-status=live}}</ref> though the majority of the Socialist Party spoke against En Marche including [[Manuel Valls]],<ref name="brustier">{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.fr/story/118839/macron-revolution-passive|title=Macron ou la "révolution passive" des élites françaises|author=Gaël Brustier|work=Slate|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr-FR|archive-date=23 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623005043/http://www.slate.fr/story/118839/macron-revolution-passive|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Michel Sapin]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2016/06/16/20002-20160616ARTFIG00269-michel-sapin-emmanuel-macron-les-meilleurs-ennemis-de-bercy.php|title=Michel Sapin-Emmanuel Macron : les meilleurs ennemis de Bercy|last=Visot|first=Marie|date=16 June 2016|work=Le Figaro|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709173428/http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2016/06/16/20002-20160616ARTFIG00269-michel-sapin-emmanuel-macron-les-meilleurs-ennemis-de-bercy.php|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Axelle Lemaire]] and [[Christian Eckert]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Emmanuel Macron en marche vers l'Élysée|last=Prissette|first=Nicolas|publisher=Plon|year=2016|page=255}}</ref>

In June 2016, support for Macron and his movement, En Marche, began to grow in the media with ''[[Libération]]'' reporting that ''[[L'Express]]'', ''[[Les Échos (France)|Les Échos]]'', {{ill|Le 1|fr}}, and ''[[L'Opinion (newspaper)|L'Opinion]]'' had begun to support him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/futurs/2016/07/12/ces-journaux-qui-en-pincent-pour-macron_1465762|title=Ces journaux qui en pincent pour Macron|work=Libération|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911012801/http://www.liberation.fr/futurs/2016/07/12/ces-journaux-qui-en-pincent-pour-macron_1465762|url-status=live}}</ref> Following several controversies surrounding trade unionists and their protests, {{ill|Acrimed|fr}} reported that major newspapers began to run front-page stories about Macron and En Marche.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.acrimed.org/La-presse-est-unanime-Emmanuel-Macron|title=La presse est unanime : Emmanuel Macron|work=Acrimed {{!}} Action Critique Médias|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=23 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323195113/https://www.acrimed.org/La-presse-est-unanime-Emmanuel-Macron|url-status=live}}</ref> Criticized by both the far-left and the far-right, these pro-Macron influencers in the press were dubbed "Macronites".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.humanite.fr/la-macronite-de-lexpress-619149|title=La macronite de l'Express|date=27 October 2016|work=L'Humanité|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=28 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228011443/http://www.humanite.fr/la-macronite-de-lexpress-619149|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.acrimed.org/Le-cas-Macron-un-feuilleton-mediatique-a-suspense|title=Le " cas Macron " : un feuilleton médiatique à suspense|work=Acrimed {{!}} Action Critique Médias|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530010220/https://www.acrimed.org/Le-cas-Macron-un-feuilleton-mediatique-a-suspense|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2016, [[Orleans]] mayor [[Olivier Carré]] invited Macron to the festival commemorating the 587th anniversary of [[Joan of Arc]]'s efforts during the [[Siege of Orléans]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/05/08/a-orleans-emmanuel-macron-a-rendu-hommage-a-jeanne-d-arc-qui-a-su-rassembler-la-france_4915603_823448.html|title=A Orléans, Emmanuel Macron a rendu hommage à Jeanne d'Arc qui " a su rassembler la France "|date=8 May 2016|work=Le Monde|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924035203/https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/05/08/a-orleans-emmanuel-macron-a-rendu-hommage-a-jeanne-d-arc-qui-a-su-rassembler-la-france_4915603_823448.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/05/08/avec-jeanne-d-arc-macron-attend-des-voix_1451313|title=Avec Jeanne d'Arc, Macron attend des voix|work=Libération|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413113247/https://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/05/08/avec-jeanne-d-arc-macron-attend-des-voix_1451313/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[La Chaîne Info|LCI]] reported that Macron was trying to take back the symbol of Joan of Arc from the far-right.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lci.fr/politique/macron-a-orleans-cest-quoi-les-fetes-johanniques-si-prisees-des-politiques-1510079.html |title=Macron à Orléans : c'est quoi les fêtes johanniques, si prisées des politiques? |work=LCI |date=26 July 2023 |language=fr-FR |access-date=6 August 2017 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806142329/http://www.lci.fr/politique/macron-a-orleans-cest-quoi-les-fetes-johanniques-si-prisees-des-politiques-1510079.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Macron later went to [[Puy du Fou]] and declared he was "not a socialist" in a speech amid rumours he was going to leave the current government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/08/19/macron-l-honnetete-m-oblige-a-vous-dire-que-je-ne-suis-pas-socialiste_1473437|title=Macron: "L'honnêteté m'oblige à vous dire que je ne suis pas socialiste"|work=Libération|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=12 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412145102/https://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/08/19/macron-l-honnetete-m-oblige-a-vous-dire-que-je-ne-suis-pas-socialiste_1473437/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 30 August 2016, Macron resigned from the government ahead of the [[2017 French presidential election|2017 presidential election]],<ref name="bbc-macron-quits">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37221446|title=Macron quits to clear way for French presidential bid|work=BBC News|date=30 August 2016|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717113112/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37221446|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2016/08/30/01002-20160830LIVWWW00101-macron-demission-gouvernement-hollande-politique-presidentielle-2017.php|title=Macron évite soigneusement d'évoquer sa candidature|author1=Julien Licourt|author2=Yohan Blavignat|date=30 August 2016|work=[[Le Figaro]]|language=fr|access-date=30 August 2016|archive-date=29 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329182458/http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2016/08/30/01002-20160830LIVWWW00101-macron-demission-gouvernement-hollande-politique-presidentielle-2017.php|url-status=live}}</ref> to devote himself to his En Marche movement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/fr/20160830-emmanuel-macron-demission-bercy-sapin-bilan-economie-presidentielle|title=Emmanuel Macron démissionne pour se consacrer à son mouvement En Marche |first1=Sébastian |last1=Seibt |date=30 August 2016|publisher=France 24|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062704/http://www.france24.com/fr/20160830-emmanuel-macron-demission-bercy-sapin-bilan-economie-presidentielle|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/politique/0211240059317-macron-annonce-sa-demission-cet-apres-midi-pour-se-consacrer-a-son-mouvement-en-marche-2023616.php |first1=Grégoire |last1=Poussielgue |title=Macron démissionne avec l'Elysée en ligne de mire|date=30 August 2016|work=Les Échos|location=France|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=30 August 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160830132215/http://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/politique/0211240059317-macron-annonce-sa-demission-cet-apres-midi-pour-se-consacrer-a-son-mouvement-en-marche-2023616.php|url-status=live}}</ref> There had been rising tensions and several reports that he had wanted to leave the Valls government since early 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.slate.fr/story/122803/macron-demission |last1=Pottier |first1=Jean-Marie |date=30 August 2016 |title=Emmanuel Macron, la démission continue|work=Slate|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062901/http://www.slate.fr/story/122803/macron-demission|url-status=live}}</ref> He initially planned to leave after the cancellation{{clarify|is this the right word? More like it failed to pass, no?|date=August 2023}} of his "Macron 2" law<ref name="L'Opinion-2016" /> but decided to stay on temporarily after a meeting with President François Hollande.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/politique/emmanuel-macron/l-histoire-secrete-de-la-demission-d-emmanuel-macron_1803851.html|title=L'histoire secrète de la démission d'Emmanuel Macron|date=31 August 2016|work=Franceinfo|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=26 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926050504/http://www.francetvinfo.fr/politique/emmanuel-macron/l-histoire-secrete-de-la-demission-d-emmanuel-macron_1803851.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Michel Sapin was announced as Macron's replacement,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/2016/08/30/emmanuel-macron-attendu-a-l-elysee|title=Emmanuel Macron: "J'ai démissionné pour être libre"|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061051/http://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/2016/08/30/emmanuel-macron-attendu-a-l-elysee|url-status=live}}</ref> while Hollande said he felt Macron had "methodically betrayed" him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/08/31/hollande-emmanuel-macron-m-a-trahi-avec-methode_4990333_823448.html|title=Hollande: " Emmanuel Macron m'a trahi avec méthode "|last=d'Allonnes|first=David Revault|date=31 August 2016|work=Le Monde|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806100716/http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/08/31/hollande-emmanuel-macron-m-a-trahi-avec-methode_4990333_823448.html|url-status=live}}</ref> An [[Institut français d'opinion publique|IFOP]] poll showed that 84% of those surveyed agreed with his decision to resign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifop.com/?option=com_publication&type=poll&id=3464|title=Ifop – Les Français et la démission d'Emmanuel Macron du gouvernement|website=ifop.com|language=fr-fr|access-date=5 August 2017|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227222410/http://www.ifop.com/?option=com_publication&type=poll&id=3464|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== First round of the presidential election ====

Macron first showed his intention to run by forming En Marche, but following his resignation from the government, he was able to dedicate more time to his movement. He first announced that he was considering running for president in April 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2016/04/07/le-pari-liberal-d-emmanuel-macron_4897752_4854003.html|title=Le pari libéral d'Emmanuel Macron|last=Wieder|first=Thomas|date=7 April 2016|work=Le Monde|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624144616/https://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2016/04/07/le-pari-liberal-d-emmanuel-macron_4897752_4854003.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and after his resignation from the position of economy minister, media sources began to identify patterns in his fundraising indicating he would run.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/coulisses/2016/05/18/25006-20160518ARTFIG00273-les-levees-de-fond-au-profit-d-emmanuel-macron-se-poursuivent.php|title=Les levées de fonds au profit d'Emmanuel Macron se poursuivent|last=Mourgue|first=Marion|date=18 May 2016|work=Le Figaro|access-date=5 August 2017|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209180502/http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/coulisses/2016/05/18/25006-20160518ARTFIG00273-les-levees-de-fond-au-profit-d-emmanuel-macron-se-poursuivent.php|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2016, Macron criticized Hollande's goal of being a "normal" president, saying that France needed a more "[[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]]ian presidency".<ref name="jupiter">{{cite web|website=France Inter|title='Président jupitérien': comment Macron compte régner sur l'Olympe|language=fr|url=https://www.franceculture.fr/politique/president-jupiterien-comment-macron-compte-regner-sur-lolympe|first=Hélène|last=Combis|date=19 June 2017|access-date=24 April 2020|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731002508/https://www.franceculture.fr/politique/president-jupiterien-comment-macron-compte-regner-sur-lolympe|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 16 November 2016, Macron formally declared his candidacy for the French presidency after months of speculation. In his announcement speech, he called for a "democratic revolution" and promised to "unblock France".<ref name=centrist1>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37994372 |title=France's Macron Joins Presidential Race to 'Unblock France' |date=16 November 2016 |publisher=BBC, UK |access-date=26 April 2017 |archive-date=23 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423231450/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37994372 |url-status=live }}</ref> He had expressed hope that Hollande would run several months earlier, saying that—as the sitting president—he was the legitimate Socialist party candidate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/citations/2016/03/16/25002-20160316ARTFIG00114-2017-macron-calme-le-jeu-et-se-range-derriere-hollande.php|title=2017 : Macron calme le jeu et se range derrière Hollande|last=Boni|first=Marc de|date=16 March 2016|work=Le Figaro|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=9 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309105111/http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/citations/2016/03/16/25002-20160316ARTFIG00114-2017-macron-calme-le-jeu-et-se-range-derriere-hollande.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/11/22/emmanuel-macron-a-une-drole-de-definition-des-mots-traitre-et_a_21611710/|title=Macron a une drôle de définition des mots "traître" et "loyauté"|date=22 November 2016|website=Le Huffington Post|access-date=26 July 2023|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419185024/https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/11/22/emmanuel-macron-a-une-drole-de-definition-des-mots-traitre-et_a_21611710/|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron's book ''Révolution'' was published on 24 November 2016 and reached fifth position on the French best-seller list in December 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/revolution-le-livre-programme-de-macron-se-hisse-dans-le-top-des-ventes_440991|title="Révolution", le livre-programme de Macron se hisse dans le top des ventes|work=Challenges|access-date=26 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162703/http://www.challenges.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/revolution-le-livre-programme-de-macron-se-hisse-dans-le-top-des-ventes_440991|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly after announcing his run, [[Jean-Christophe Cambadélis]] and [[Manuel Valls]] both asked Macron to run in the [[French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2017|Socialist Party presidential primary]], which he ultimately refused to do.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.europe1.fr/politique/macron-refuse-toute-participation-a-la-primaire-une-querelle-de-clan-2918090|title=Macron refuse toute participation à la primaire, une "querelle de clan"|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062436/http://www.europe1.fr/politique/macron-refuse-toute-participation-a-la-primaire-une-querelle-de-clan-2918090|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bfmtv.com/politique/primaire-a-gauche-emmanuel-macron-rejette-les-appels-de-valls-et-cambadelis-1068229.html|title=Primaire à gauche: Emmanuel Macron rejette les appels de Valls et Cambadélis|publisher=BFMTV|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406174603/http://www.bfmtv.com/politique/primaire-a-gauche-emmanuel-macron-rejette-les-appels-de-valls-et-cambadelis-1068229.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Jean-Christophe Cambadélis began to threaten to exclude members who associated or supported Macron following [[Lyon]] mayor [[Gérard Collomb]] throwing his support behind him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/cambadelis-menace-de-sanction-les-soutiens-de-macron-02-09-2016-2065327_20.php|title=Cambadélis menace de sanction les soutiens de Macron|date=2 September 2016|work=Le Point|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806064050/http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/cambadelis-menace-de-sanction-les-soutiens-de-macron-02-09-2016-2065327_20.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron's campaign, headed by French economist [[Sophie Ferracci]],<ref name="decodeurs">{{cite news|title=Qui sont les trente proches d'Emmanuel Macron qui comptent au sein d'En marche ! ?|newspaper=Le Monde|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/05/02/qui-sont-les-trente-proches-d-emmanuel-macron-qui-comptent-au-sein-d-en-marche_5121041_4355770.html#sophie_gagnant-ferracci|access-date=20 January 2018|archive-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118021649/http://www.lemonde.fr//les-decodeurs/article/2017/05/02/qui-sont-les-trente-proches-d-emmanuel-macron-qui-comptent-au-sein-d-en-marche_5121041_4355770.html#sophie_gagnant-ferracci|url-status=live}}</ref> announced in December 2016 that it had raised 3.7 million euros in donations,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/politique/1978191-20161210-presidentielle-vraiment-entre-campagne-macron-montre-biceps-paris|title=Présidentielle: "On est vraiment entré dans la campagne", Macron montre les biceps à Paris|website=20 Minutes|date=10 December 2016|language=fr|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061935/http://www.20minutes.fr/politique/1978191-20161210-presidentielle-vraiment-entre-campagne-macron-montre-biceps-paris|url-status=live}}</ref> three times the budget of then-front runner [[Alain Juppé]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2016/12/22/primaire-de-la-droite-ce-que-les-comptes-racontent-de-la-campagne_5052894_4355770.html|title=Primaire de la droite: ce que les comptes racontent de la campagne|last=Vaudano|first=Maxime|date=22 December 2016|work=Le Monde|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061343/http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2016/12/22/primaire-de-la-droite-ce-que-les-comptes-racontent-de-la-campagne_5052894_4355770.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron came under criticism from several individuals, including [[Benoît Hamon]]−who requested he reveal a list of his donors and accused him of conflicts of interest due to the time he spent at Rothschilds,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/181116/macron-et-ses-donateurs-et-voila-le-debat-sur-la-transparence|title=Macron et ses donateurs: et voilà le débat sur la transparence!|last=Mathieu|first=Mathilde|work=Mediapart|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061542/https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/181116/macron-et-ses-donateurs-et-voila-le-debat-sur-la-transparence|url-status=live}}</ref> which Macron dismissed as "demagogy".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/11/18/97001-20161118FILWWW00075-macron-refuse-de-publier-la-liste-de-ses-donateurs.php|title=Macron refuse de publier la liste de ses donateurs|work=Le Figaro|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063048/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/11/18/97001-20161118FILWWW00075-macron-refuse-de-publier-la-liste-de-ses-donateurs.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Journalists Marion L'Hour and Frédéric Says later reported that he had spent €120,000 on setting up dinners and meetings with various personalities within the media and in French popular culture while at Bercy.<ref name="Roger-2017">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/01/26/emmanuel-macron-assure-qu-aucun-centime-de-bercy-n-a-ete-utilise-pour-en-marche_5069362_4854003.html|title=Emmanuel Macron assure qu'" aucun centime " de Bercy n'a été utilisé pour En Marche !|last=Roger|first=Patrick|date=26 January 2017|work=Le Monde|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806100928/http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/01/26/emmanuel-macron-assure-qu-aucun-centime-de-bercy-n-a-ete-utilise-pour-en-marche_5069362_4854003.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Christian Jacob (politician)|Christian Jacob]] and [[Philippe Vigier]] accused him of using this money to campaign without campaigning.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/02/03/emmanuel-macron-peut-il-etre-inquiete-dans-l-affaire-des-frais-de-bouche_5074081_4355770.html|title=Emmanuel Macron peut-il être inquiété dans l'affaire des " frais de bouche " ?|last=Vaudano|first=Maxime|date=3 February 2017|work=Le Monde|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806100402/http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/02/03/emmanuel-macron-peut-il-etre-inquiete-dans-l-affaire-des-frais-de-bouche_5074081_4355770.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His successor, Michel Sapin, saw nothing illegal about his actions, saying that he had the right to spend the funds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/Emmanuel-Macron-et-les-120-000-euros-de-Bercy-842885|title=Emmanuel Macron et les 120.000 euros de Bercy|website=Le Journal du Dimanche|date=26 January 2017|language=fr-FR|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803075926/http://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/Emmanuel-Macron-et-les-120-000-euros-de-Bercy-842885|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron called the allegations "defamatory" and said that none of the ministerial budget had been spent on his party.<ref name="Roger-2017" />

Macron's campaign enjoyed considerable coverage from the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/03/12/emmanuel-macron-bulle-mediatique-fantasme-gauche-recomposition_n_9439094.html|title=Emmanuel Macron, bulle médiatique et fantasme d'une gauche en recomposition|date=12 March 2016|website=Le Huffington Post|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061317/http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/03/12/emmanuel-macron-bulle-mediatique-fantasme-gauche-recomposition_n_9439094.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mediapart reported that over fifty magazine covers were dedicated purely to him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/180117/croquis-de-melenchon-macron-les-ressorts-d-un-desequilibre|title=Croquis. De Mélenchon à Macron, les ressorts d'un déséquilibre|last=Huertas|first=Hubert|work=Mediapart|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063240/https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/180117/croquis-de-melenchon-macron-les-ressorts-d-un-desequilibre|url-status=live}}</ref> Friends with the owners of Le Monde<ref>Michaela Wiegel: Seine Lehrerin, [[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]], 9 May 2017, p.&nbsp;9.</ref> and Claude Perdiel, the former owner of [[L'Obs|Nouvel Observateur]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/claude-perdriel-proprietaire-challenges-c-est-macron-112306|title=Pour Claude Perdriel, propriétaire de Challenges, "c'est Macron!"|date=17 October 2016|work=L'Opinion|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806100520/http://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/claude-perdriel-proprietaire-challenges-c-est-macron-112306|url-status=live}}</ref> he was labelled the "media candidate" by the far-left and far-right and was viewed as such in opinion polls.<ref name="Libération.fr">{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/debats/2017/02/12/emmanuel-macron-candidat-des-medias-autopsie-d-un-choix-implicite_1548024|title=Emmanuel Macron, "candidat des médias": autopsie d'un choix implicite|work=Libération|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806061000/http://www.liberation.fr/debats/2017/02/12/emmanuel-macron-candidat-des-medias-autopsie-d-un-choix-implicite_1548024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2017/05/BENILDE/57494|title=Emmanuel Macron, le candidat des médias|date=1 May 2017|work=Le Monde diplomatique|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062111/https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2017/05/BENILDE/57494|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/sondages-oui-non/emmanuel-macron-est-il-le-candidat-des-medias-01-03-2017-2108346_1923.php|title=Emmanuel Macron est-il le candidat des médias ?|date=1 March 2017|work=Le Point|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806063614/http://www.lepoint.fr/sondages-oui-non/emmanuel-macron-est-il-le-candidat-des-medias-01-03-2017-2108346_1923.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Many observers compared his campaign to a product being sold<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/presidentielle/emmanuel-macron-le-produit-de-l-annee-15-02-2017-2104975_3121.php|title=Emmanuel Macron, le produit de l'année ?|last=Sgherri|first=Marie-Sandrine|date=15 February 2017|work=Le Point|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806064301/http://www.lepoint.fr/presidentielle/emmanuel-macron-le-produit-de-l-annee-15-02-2017-2104975_3121.php|url-status=live}}</ref> due to [[Maurice Lévy (Publicis)|Maurice Lévy]], a former [[Publicis]] CEO, using marketing tactics to try to advance his presidential ambitions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/challenges-soir/comment-macron-a-tres-habilement-sature-l-espace-mediatique_414866|title=Comment Macron est devenu un phénomène médiatique|work=Challenges|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=9 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109222001/http://www.challenges.fr/challenges-soir/comment-macron-a-tres-habilement-sature-l-espace-mediatique_414866|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/de-dsk-a-maduro-l-etonnant-parcours-d-ismael-emelien-conseiller-de-macron_1844250.html|title=De DSK à Macron, l'étonnant parcours d'Ismaël Emelien|date=25 October 2016|work=L'Express|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508200617/http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/de-dsk-a-maduro-l-etonnant-parcours-d-ismael-emelien-conseiller-de-macron_1844250.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine ''Marianne'' reported that [[BFM TV]], owned by [[Patrick Drahi]], broadcast more coverage of Macron than of all the other main candidates combined.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.marianne.net/bfmtv-diffuse-autant-macron-que-fillon-hamon-melenchon-pen-reunis-100250047.html|title=BFMTV diffuse autant de Macron que de Fillon, Hamon, Mélenchon et Le Pen réunis !|date=21 February 2017|work=Marianne|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=22 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110924/http://www.marianne.net/bfmtv-diffuse-autant-macron-que-fillon-hamon-melenchon-pen-reunis-100250047.html}}</ref> ''Marianne'' speculated that this might be due to the campaigns links with Drahi through [[Bernard Mourad]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/media/bernard-mourad-quitte-altice-pour-rejoindre-l-equipe-d-emmanuel-macron_431114|title=Bernard Mourad quitte Altice pour rejoindre l'équipe d'Emmanuel Macron|work=Challenges|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=25 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125184556/https://www.challenges.fr/media/bernard-mourad-quitte-altice-pour-rejoindre-l-equipe-d-emmanuel-macron_431114|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/presidentielle/presidentielle-polemique-apres-une-poignee-de-mains-entre-emmanuel-macron-et-ruth-elkrief_2164916.html|title=Présidentielle: polémique après une poignée de mains entre Emmanuel Macron et Ruth Elkrief|date=27 April 2017|work=Franceinfo|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806001725/http://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/presidentielle/presidentielle-polemique-apres-une-poignee-de-mains-entre-emmanuel-macron-et-ruth-elkrief_2164916.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[François Bayrou]], with whom Macron had been compared, announced he was not going to stand in the presidential election and instead formed an electoral alliance with Macron,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/02/22/bayrou-propose-une-offre-d-alliance-a-macron-qui-accepte_1550292|title=Bayrou propose "une offre d'alliance" à Macron qui "accepte"|work=Libération|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923131523/http://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/02/22/bayrou-propose-une-offre-d-alliance-a-macron-qui-accepte_1550292|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/elections/emmanuel-macron-et-francois-bayrou-bientot-l-alliance-pour-la-presidentielle_1881916.html|title=Emmanuel Macron et François Bayrou, l'alliance pour la présidentielle|date=22 February 2017|work=L'Express|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=25 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125184455/https://www.lexpress.fr/politique/elections/emmanuel-macron-et-francois-bayrou-bientot-l-alliance-pour-la-presidentielle_1881916.html|url-status=live}}</ref> whose poll ratings began to rise. After several legal issues surrounding François Fillon were publicized, Macron overtook him in the polls to become the front-runner.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.challenges.fr/politique/sondage-fillon-s-effondre-et-serait-elimine-des-le-1er-tour_451663|title=Sondage: Fillon s'effondre et serait éliminé dès le 1er tour|work=Challenges|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=13 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813132806/https://www.challenges.fr/politique/sondage-fillon-s-effondre-et-serait-elimine-des-le-1er-tour_451663|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rtl.fr/actu/politique/presidentielle-2017-sondage-macron-vainqueur-7787509486|title=Emmanuel Macron président selon un nouveau sondage|work=RTL.fr|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=19 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819170711/http://www.rtl.fr/actu/politique/presidentielle-2017-sondage-macron-vainqueur-7787509486|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron attracted criticism for the time taken to spell out a formal program during his campaign; despite declaring in November that he had still not released a complete set of proposals by February, attracting both attacks from critics and concern among allies and supporters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rtl.fr/actu/politique/presidentielle-2017-certains-proches-de-macron-s-interrogent-sur-l-absence-de-programme-7787271290|title=Certains proches de Macron s'interrogent sur "l'absence de programme"|author1=Pauline De Saint-Rémy|date=16 February 2017|access-date=3 March 2017|publisher=RTL|author2=Loïc Farge|archive-date=4 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113856/http://www.rtl.fr/actu/politique/presidentielle-2017-certains-proches-de-macron-s-interrogent-sur-l-absence-de-programme-7787271290|url-status=live}}</ref> He eventually laid out his 150-page formal program on 2 March, publishing it online and discussing it at a marathon press conference that day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/programme-emmanuel-macron-que-promet-il-outre-mer-448951.html|title=Programme d'Emmanuel Macron: que promet-il pour les Outre-mer ?|last1=David Ponchelet|date=2 March 2017|access-date=3 March 2017|publisher=franceinfo|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302125237/http://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/programme-emmanuel-macron-que-promet-il-outre-mer-448951.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:French Election- Celebrations at The Louvre, Paris (33707026433).jpg|thumb|right|Macron's supporters celebrating his victory at the [[Louvre]] on 7 May 2017]]

Macron accumulated a wide array of supporters, securing endorsements from François Bayrou of the [[Democratic Movement (France)|Democratic Movement]] (MoDem), MEP [[Daniel Cohn-Bendit]], the ecologist candidate [[François de Rugy]] of the [[French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2017|primary of the left]], and Socialist MP [[Richard Ferrand]], secretary-general of En Marche, as well as numerous others – many of them from the Socialist Party, but also a significant number of centrist and centre-right politicians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Qui sont les soutiens d'Emmanuel Macron ?|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/02/28/les-soutiens-d-emmanuel-macron_5087064_4854003.html|newspaper=Le Monde|date=28 February 2017|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302103255/http://www.lemonde.fr//election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/02/28/les-soutiens-d-emmanuel-macron_5087064_4854003.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Grand Mosque of Paris]] urged [[Islam in France|French Muslims]] to vote en masse for Macron.<ref>{{cite news |access-date=27 April 2017 |date=24 April 2017 |work=Le Figaro |language=fr |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/04/24/97001-20170424FILWWW00147-la-grande-mosquee-de-paris-appelle-a-voter-massivement-macron.php |title=La grande mosquée de Paris appelle à voter "massivement" Macron |archive-date=28 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428111819/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/04/24/97001-20170424FILWWW00147-la-grande-mosquee-de-paris-appelle-a-voter-massivement-macron.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 23 April 2017, Macron received the most votes in the first round of the presidential election, with more than 8 million votes (24%) and faced [[Marine Le Pen]] in the second round, with the support of former candidates François Fillon and Benoît Hamon<ref name="Le Parisien-2017">{{Cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/elections/presidentielle/video-presidentielle-suivez-en-direct-le-discours-d-emmanuel-macron-22-04-2017-6877506.php|title=Emmanuel Macron se voit en "président des patriotes face à la menace nationaliste"|date=23 April 2017|work=Le Parisien|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519063533/http://www.leparisien.fr/elections/presidentielle/video-presidentielle-suivez-en-direct-le-discours-d-emmanuel-macron-22-04-2017-6877506.php|url-status=live}}</ref> and the sitting president François Hollande.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/2017/04/24/35003-20170424ARTFIG00229-francois-hollande-pour-ma-part-je-voterai-emmanuel-macron.php|title=François Hollande: "Pour ma part, je voterai Emmanuel Macron"|last=Berdah|first=Arthur|date=24 April 2017|work=Le Figaro|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062927/http://www.lefigaro.fr/elections/presidentielles/2017/04/24/35003-20170424ARTFIG00229-francois-hollande-pour-ma-part-je-voterai-emmanuel-macron.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Second round of the presidential election ====
Many foreign politicians supported Macron in his bid against right-wing populist candidate [[Marine Le Pen]], including [[European Commission]] President [[Jean-Claude Juncker]], German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]],<ref>"[https://euobserver.com/elections/137655 Juncker breaks tradition with support for Macron] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428050949/https://euobserver.com/elections/137655 |date=28 April 2017 }}". ''[[EUobserver]]''. 24 April 2017.</ref> and former US President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>"[https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/21/obama-wishes-french-presidential-hopeful-macron.html Obama wishes French presidential hopeful Macron good luck ahead of key vote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421105508/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/21/obama-wishes-french-presidential-hopeful-macron.html |date=21 April 2017 }}". ''[[CNBC]]''. 21 April 2017.</ref>

A debate was arranged between Macron and Le Pen on 3 May 2017. The debate lasted for two hours and opinion polls showed that he was perceived to have won.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latribune.fr/economie/presidentielle-2017/debat-macron-le-pen-la-presse-etrangere-abasourdie-par-la-violence-des-echanges-704354.html|title=Débat Macron-Le Pen: la presse étrangère abasourdie par la violence des échanges|work=La Tribune|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062708/http://www.latribune.fr/economie/presidentielle-2017/debat-macron-le-pen-la-presse-etrangere-abasourdie-par-la-violence-des-echanges-704354.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2017, Macron's digital campaign manager, [[Mounir Mahjoubi]], told Britain's [[Sky News]] that Russia is behind "high level attacks" on Macron, and said that its state media are "the first source of false information". He said: "We are accusing [[RT (TV network)|RT]] (formerly known as Russia Today) and [[Sputnik (news agency)|Sputnik News]] (of being) the first source of false information shared about our candidate{{nbsp}}...".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/is-russia-interfering-in-the-french-election-one-of-emmanuel-macrons-aides-claims-so-10790024|title=Is Russia interfering in the French election? One of Emmanuel Macron's aides claims so|publisher=[[Sky News]]|author=Mark Stone|date=5 March 2017|access-date=6 May 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516031306/http://news.sky.com/story/is-russia-interfering-in-the-french-election-one-of-emmanuel-macrons-aides-claims-so-10790024|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two days before the French presidential election on 7 May, it was reported that nine gigabytes of [[2017 Macron e-mail leaks|Macron's campaign emails]] had been anonymously posted to [[Pastebin.com|Pastebin]], a document-sharing site. These documents were then spread onto the imageboard [[4chan]], which led to the hashtag "#macronleaks" trending on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/05/06/l-equipe-d-en-marche-fait-etat-d-une-action-de-piratage-massive-et-coordonnee_5123310_4854003.html|title=En marche ! dénonce un piratage " massif et coordonné " de la campagne de Macron|date=6 May 2017|work=Le Monde|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|issn=1950-6244|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818133323/http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/article/2017/05/06/l-equipe-d-en-marche-fait-etat-d-une-action-de-piratage-massive-et-coordonnee_5123310_4854003.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rts.ch/info/monde/8599552-les-macron-leaks-itineraire-d-une-operation-de-destabilisation-politique.html|title=Les 'Macron Leaks', itinéraire d'une opération de déstabilisation politique|work=rts.ch|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=10 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510080050/http://www.rts.ch/info/monde/8599552-les-macron-leaks-itineraire-d-une-operation-de-destabilisation-politique.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a statement the same evening, Macron's political movement, En Marche, said: "The En Marche movement has been the victim of a massive and coordinated hack this evening which has given rise to the diffusion on social media of various internal information".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-macron-leaks-idUSKBN1812AZ|title=Macron's French presidential campaign emails leaked online|author=Eric Auchard and Bate Felix|newspaper=Reuters|location=Frankfurt/Paris|date=5 May 2017|access-date=6 May 2017|archive-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507003645/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-macron-leaks-idUSKBN1812AZ|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron's campaign had previously been presented a report in March 2017 by the Japanese cyber security firm [[Trend Micro]] detailing how [[En Marche!|En Marche]] had been the target of phishing attacks.<ref name="magazine">{{Cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/presidentielle/la-campagne-de-macron-cible-de-tentatives-de-piratages-de-hackers-russes-25-04-2017-2122486_3121.php|title=La campagne de Macron cible de tentatives de piratage de hackers russes|date=25 April 2017|work=Le Point|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802131539/http://www.lepoint.fr/presidentielle/la-campagne-de-macron-cible-de-tentatives-de-piratages-de-hackers-russes-25-04-2017-2122486_3121.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Trend Micro said that the group conducting these attacks was the Russian hacking group [[Fancy Bear]], also accused of hacking the [[Democratic National Committee]] on [[2016 Democratic National Committee email leak|22 July 2016]].<ref name="magazine"/> 21,075 verified emails and another 50,773 emails it could not verify were [[List of material published by WikiLeaks#2017 Macron email leak|released in July 2017 by WikiLeaks]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/31/wikileaks-releases-thousands-hacked-macron-campaign-emails/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/31/wikileaks-releases-thousands-hacked-macron-campaign-emails/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=WikiLeaks releases thousands of hacked Macron campaign emails|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2 August 2017|language=en-GB}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This followed Le Pen accusing Macron of tax avoidance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39802776|title=French election: Macron takes action over offshore claims|date=4 May 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=2 August 2017|language=en-GB|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708001209/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39802776|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 7 May 2017, Macron was elected President of France with 66.1% of the vote to Marine Le Pen's 33.9%. The election had record abstention at 25.4%, and 8% of ballots were blank or spoiled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Presidentielles/elecresult__presidentielle-2017/(path)/presidentielle-2017/FE.html|title=Résultats de l'élection présidentielle 2017 |website=interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Presidentielles/elecresult__presidentielle-2017|language=fr-FR|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710182843/https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Presidentielles/elecresult__presidentielle-2017/(path)/presidentielle-2017/FE.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron resigned from his role as president of En Marche<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/05/08/97001-20170508FILWWW00010-macron-va-demissionner-de-la-presidence-d-en-marche.php|title=Macron va démissionner de la présidence d'En marche!|work=Le Figaro|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806100841/http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2017/05/08/97001-20170508FILWWW00010-macron-va-demissionner-de-la-presidence-d-en-marche.php|url-status=live}}</ref> and Catherine Barbaroux became interim leader.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.latribune.fr/economie/france/les-577-candidats-de-la-republique-en-marche-seront-connus-jeudi-11-mai-707887.html|title=Les 577 candidats de "La République en marche" seront connus jeudi 11 mai|work=La Tribune|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062918/http://www.latribune.fr/economie/france/les-577-candidats-de-la-republique-en-marche-seront-connus-jeudi-11-mai-707887.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==First term (2017–2022)==
{{Main article|Presidency of Emmanuel Macron}}

Macron qualified for the runoff after the first round of the election on 23 April 2017. He won the second round of the presidential election on 7 May 2017 by a landslide according to preliminary results,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/emmanuel-macron-a-39-year-old-political-prodigy/ar-BBAPpLW?ocid=News|title=Emmanuel Macron: a 39-year-old political prodigy|publisher=MSN|last=Plowright|first=Adam|date=7 May 2017|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925212653/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/emmanuel-macron-a-39-year-old-political-prodigy/ar-BBAPpLW?ocid=News/|url-status=live}}</ref> making the candidate of the [[National Front (France)|National Front]], Marine Le Pen, concede.<ref>{{cite news|title=En direct, Emmanuel Macron élu président: " Je défendrai la France, ses intérêts vitaux, son image "|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2017/live/2017/05/07/suivez-la-soiree-electorale-en-direct_5123713_4854003.html|newspaper=Le Monde|date=7 May 2017|access-date=7 May 2017|archive-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507173332/http://www.lemonde.fr//election-presidentielle-2017/live/2017/05/07/suivez-la-soiree-electorale-en-direct_5123713_4854003.html|url-status=live}}</ref> At 39, he became the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since [[Napoleon]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/07/tense-france-chooses-new-president |title=Emmanuel Macron becomes France's youngest president |last1=Leicester |first1=John |last2=Corbet |first2=Sylvie |newspaper=Toronto Sun |access-date=14 May 2017 |agency=Associated Press |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729054502/http://www.torontosun.com/2017/05/07/tense-france-chooses-new-president |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Napoleon">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-macron-profile-idUSKBN1830XP|title=Macron the mould-breaker – France's youngest leader since Napoleon|date=7 May 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=2 July 2017|archive-date=6 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706204150/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-macron-profile-idUSKBN1830XP|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the first president of France born after the establishment of the [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]] in 1958.

Macron formally became president on 14 May.<ref>{{cite news|author=C.Sa|title=Passation de pouvoir: François Hollande passera "le flambeau" à Macron dimanche 14 mai|date=8 May 2017|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/elections/presidentielle/passation-de-pouvoir-francois-hollande-passera-le-flambeau-a-macron-dimanche-14-mai-08-05-2017-6928980.php|newspaper=Le Parisien|access-date=8 May 2017|language=fr|archive-date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508193831/http://www.leparisien.fr/elections/presidentielle/passation-de-pouvoir-francois-hollande-passera-le-flambeau-a-macron-dimanche-14-mai-08-05-2017-6928980.php|url-status=live}}</ref> He appointed [[Patrick Strzoda]] as his chief of staff<ref name="france3grammontstrzoda">{{cite news|last1=Grammont|first1=Stéphane|title=Patrick Strzoda, ancien préfet de Bretagne, directeur de cabinet d'Emmanuel Macron|url=http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/patrick-strzoda-ancien-prefet-bretagne-directeur-cabinet-emmanuel-macron-1253391.html|access-date=15 May 2017|work=France 3 Bretagne|date=14 May 2017|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709213254/https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/patrick-strzoda-ancien-prefet-bretagne-directeur-cabinet-emmanuel-macron-1253391.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Ismaël Emelien]] as his special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches.<ref name="bfmtvleparcours">{{cite news|last1=Penicaud|first1=Céline|title=Le parcours fulgurant d'Ismaël Emelien, le nouveau conseiller spécial d'Emmanuel Macron|url=http://www.bfmtv.com/politique/le-parcours-fulgurant-d-ismael-emelien-le-nouveau-conseiller-special-d-emmanuel-macron-1163638.html|access-date=15 May 2017|publisher=BFM TV|date=14 May 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516182034/http://www.bfmtv.com/politique/le-parcours-fulgurant-d-ismael-emelien-le-nouveau-conseiller-special-d-emmanuel-macron-1163638.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 May, he appointed [[Édouard Philippe]] of [[The Republicans (France)|the Republicans]] as [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/39923510|title=France's Macron names Republican Philippe as PM|date=15 May 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=15 May 2017|language=en-GB|archive-date=15 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515155455/http://www.bbc.com/news/39923510|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Le premier ministre Philippe prépare " un gouvernement rassembleur de compétences "|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2017/05/15/edouard-philippe-le-maire-les-republicains-du-havre-nomme-premier-ministre_5127912_823448.html|newspaper=Le Monde|date=15 May 2017|access-date=15 May 2017|archive-date=15 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515155709/http://www.lemonde.fr//politique/article/2017/05/15/edouard-philippe-le-maire-les-republicains-du-havre-nomme-premier-ministre_5127912_823448.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, he made his first official foreign visit, meeting in Berlin with Angela Merkel, the [[Chancellor of Germany]]. The two leaders emphasised the importance of [[France–Germany relations]] to the European Union.<ref>{{cite news|title=French President Macron heads to Berlin for his first official foreign visit|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/world/macron-merkel-meeting/|work=CNN|first=Chandrika|last=Narayan|date=15 May 2017|access-date=17 May 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516201950/http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/world/macron-merkel-meeting/|url-status=live}}</ref> They agreed to draw up a "common road map" for Europe, insisting that neither was against changes to the [[Treaties of the European Union]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel pledge to draw up 'common road map' for Europe|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/15/emmanuel-macron-call-eu-reform-heads-germany-first-foreign-trip/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/15/emmanuel-macron-call-eu-reform-heads-germany-first-foreign-trip/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=The Telegraph|date=15 May 2017|access-date=17 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In the [[2017 French legislative election|2017 legislative election]], Macron's party La République En Marche and its Democratic Movement allies secured a comfortable majority, winning 350 seats out of 577.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017|title=Résultats des élections législatives 2017 |website=interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017|access-date=26 August 2019|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719225206/http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Elections/Les-resultats/Legislatives/elecresult__legislatives-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> After the Republicans emerged as the winners of the [[2017 French Senate election|Senate elections]], government spokesman Christophe Castaner stated the elections were a "failure" for his party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2112659/president-macrons-party-suffers-blow-french-senate-election|title=Macron's government admits French Senate elections a 'failure'|work=South China Morning Post|agency=Associated Press|date=25 September 2017|access-date=8 August 2022|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809181649/https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/2112659/president-macrons-party-suffers-blow-french-senate-election|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 3 July 2020, Macron appointed the [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] [[Jean Castex]] as the Prime Minister of France. Castex, described as a [[Social conservatism|social conservative]], was a member of [[Les Républicains|the Republicans]].<ref>{{cite news |date= 3 July 2020 |title= France's Macron picks Jean Castex as PM after Philippe resigns |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53276582 |work= BBC News |access-date= 17 May 2021 |archive-date= 3 July 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200703235233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53276582 |url-status= live }}</ref> The appointment was described as "doubling down on a course that is widely seen as centre-right in economic terms".<ref>{{cite news |last= Momtaz |first= Rym |date= 3 July 2020 |title= Picking low-profile French PM, Macron bets big on himself |url= https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-appoints-jean-castex-as-french-prime-minister/ |work= Politico |access-date= 17 May 2021 |archive-date= 8 May 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210508083806/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-appoints-jean-castex-as-french-prime-minister/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Domestic policy===
In his first few months as president, Macron pressed for the enactment of a package of reforms on public ethics, labour laws, taxes, and law enforcement agency powers.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

====Anti-corruption====
In response to [[Fillon affair|Penelopegate]], the National Assembly passed a part of Macron's proposed law to stop mass corruption in French politics by July 2017, banning elected representatives from hiring family members.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-reform-ethics-idUSKBN1AC1JI|title=France bans hiring of spouses by politicians in wake of Fillon scandal|date=27 July 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=9 August 2017|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809002847/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-reform-ethics-idUSKBN1AC1JI|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, the second part of the law scrapping a constituency fund was scheduled for voting after Senate objections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/europe/french-vote-brings-macrons-anti-sleaze-law-closer/875857|title=French vote brings Macron's anti-sleaze law closer|publisher=Anadolu Agency|access-date=9 August 2017|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809040229/http://aa.com.tr/en/europe/french-vote-brings-macrons-anti-sleaze-law-closer/875857|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron's plan to give his wife an official role within government came under fire with criticisms ranging from its being undemocratic to what critics perceive as a contradiction to his fight against [[nepotism]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/europe/macron-polls-brigitte/index.html|title=Emmanuel Macron under fire over wife's 'First Lady' role|last=Masters|first=James|work=CNN|access-date=9 August 2017|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808215719/http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/europe/macron-polls-brigitte/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following an online petition of nearly 290,000 signatures on [[change.org]] Macron abandoned the plan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40867031|title=France: Macron to abandon plans for official first lady|date=8 August 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en-GB|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808215842/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40867031|url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 August, the National Assembly adopted the bill on public ethics, a key theme of Macron's campaign, after debates on the scrapping the constituency funds.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-idUSKBN1AP290|title=France's parliament approves bill to clean up politics|work=Reuters|date=9 August 2017|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812004954/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-idUSKBN1AP290|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Labour policy and unions====
Macron aims to shift union-management relations away from the adversarial lines of the current French system and toward a more flexible, consensus-driven system modelled after [[Trade unions in Germany|Germany]] and Scandinavia.<ref name="Briacon"/><ref name="Alderman"/> He has also pledged to act against companies employing cheaper labour from eastern Europe and in return affecting jobs of French workers, what he has termed as "[[social dumping]]". Under the [[Posted Workers Directive 1996]], eastern European workers can be employed for a limited time at the salary level in eastern European countries, which has led to dispute between the EU states.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-easteurope-macron/frances-macron-on-eastern-europe-trip-to-raise-issue-of-cheap-labor-idUSKBN1AN1G9 |first1=Jean-Baptiste |last1=Vey |first2=Sudip |last2=Kar-Gupta |editor-first1=Richard |editor-last1=Balmforth |title=France's Macron, on Eastern Europe trip, to raise issue of cheap labor|date=7 August 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=29 December 2017|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112543/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-easteurope-macron/frances-macron-on-eastern-europe-trip-to-raise-issue-of-cheap-labor-idUSKBN1AN1G9|url-status=live}}</ref>

The French government announced the proposed changes to France's labour rules ("Code du Travail"), being among the first steps taken by Macron and his government to galvanize the French economy.<ref name=NYtimetest>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/world/europe/macron-france-labor-law.html |url-access=subscription |title=France Unveils Contentious Labor Overhaul in Big Test for Macron|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 August 2017|last1=Rubin|first1=Alissa J.|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061520/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/world/europe/macron-france-labor-law.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron's reform efforts have encountered resistance from some French trade unions.<ref>Jennifer Thompson and Madison Marriage, "[https://www.ft.com/content/15ee6080-3ade-11e7-821a-6027b8a20f23 Macron's reform agenda faces resistance]", ''Financial Times''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803050805/https://www.ft.com/content/15ee6080-3ade-11e7-821a-6027b8a20f23 |date=3 August 2017 }}.</ref> The largest trade union, the [[CFDT]], has taken a conciliatory approach to Macron's push and has engaged in negotiations with the president, while the more militant [[General Confederation of Labour (France)|CGT]] is more hostile to reforms.<ref name="Briacon">Pierre Briacon, "[http://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-dives-head-first-into-labor-reform-french-president-france-economy-unions/ Emmanuel Macron plunges head-first into labor reform: France's new president is counting on divisions in the labor movement and fast-track legislation]", ''Politico'' (17 May 2017). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802061740/http://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-dives-head-first-into-labor-reform-french-president-france-economy-unions/ |date=2 August 2017 }}.</ref><ref name="Alderman">Liz Alderman, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/business/macron-france-labor-union-laurent-berger.html In French Labor Overhaul, Union Leader Offers a Way to a Compromise]", ''The New York Times'' (20 June 2017). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731044802/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/business/macron-france-labor-union-laurent-berger.html |date=31 July 2017 }}.</ref> Macron's labour minister, [[Muriel Pénicaud]], is overseeing the effort.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2017-05-23/macron-tries-to-sell-plan-to-reform-frances-labor-market |url-status=live |title=Macron Tries to Sell Plan to Reform France's Labor Market |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803051138/https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2017-05-23/macron-tries-to-sell-plan-to-reform-frances-labor-market |archive-date=3 August 2017 |agency= Associated Press |date=23 May 2017 |website=U.S. News & World Report |first1=Sylvie |last1=Corbet }}</ref>

The National Assembly including the Senate approved the proposal, allowing the government to loosen the labour laws after negotiations with unions and employers' groups.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20170803-french-parliament-approves-macrons-labour-reforms|title=French parliament approves Macron's labour reforms |date=3 August 2017|publisher=France 24|access-date=9 August 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808233320/http://www.france24.com/en/20170803-french-parliament-approves-macrons-labour-reforms|url-status=live}}</ref> The reforms, which were discussed with unions, limit payouts for dismissals deemed unfair and give companies greater freedom to hire and fire employees as well as to define acceptable working conditions. The president signed five [[Décret|decrees]] reforming the labour rules on 22 September.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-reform-labour/macron-signs-french-labor-reform-decrees-idUSKCN1BX1K7|title=Macron signs French labor reform decrees|work=Reuters|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061258/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-reform-labour/macron-signs-french-labor-reform-decrees-idUSKCN1BX1K7|url-status=live}}</ref> Government figures released in October 2017 revealed that during the legislative push to reform the labour code, the unemployment rate had dropped 1.8%, the biggest since 2001.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20171025/france-sees-record-drop-in-unemployment-figures|title=France sees big drop in unemployment rate in boost for Macron|date=25 October 2017|access-date=27 October 2017|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028043614/https://www.thelocal.fr/20171025/france-sees-record-drop-in-unemployment-figures|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Migrant crisis====
Speaking on refugees and, specifically, the [[Calais Jungle]], Macron said on 16 January 2018 that he would not allow another refugee camp to form in Paris before outlining the government policy towards immigration and asylum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/16/macron-visits-calais-before-migrant-crisis-meeting-with-may|title=France will not allow another refugee camp in Calais, says Macron|last=Willsher|first=Kim|date=16 January 2018|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212070519/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/16/macron-visits-calais-before-migrant-crisis-meeting-with-may|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also announced plans to speed up asylum applications and deportations but give refugees better housing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/479f84aa-faa6-11e7-9b32-d7d59aace167|title=Macron tries to answer critics by striking a balance on migration|website=Financial Times|date=16 January 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=11 February 2018|last1=Chassany|first1=Anne-Sylvaine|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083200/https://www.ft.com/content/479f84aa-faa6-11e7-9b32-d7d59aace167|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 23 June 2018, President Macron said: "The reality is that Europe is not experiencing a migration crisis of the same magnitude as the one it experienced in 2015", "a country like Italy has not at all the same migratory pressure as last year. The crisis we are experiencing today in Europe is a political crisis".<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-france-spain/france-favors-financial-sanctions-for-eu-states-refusing-asylum-migrants-idUSKBN1JJ0MQ "Italy says 'arrogant' France could become main enemy on migration"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624093041/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-france-spain/france-favors-financial-sanctions-for-eu-states-refusing-asylum-migrants-idUSKBN1JJ0MQ |date=24 June 2018 }}. Reuters.</ref> In November 2019, Macron introduced new immigration rules to restrict the number of refugees reaching France, while stating to "[[take back control]]" of the immigration policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://luxtimes.lu/european-union/38961-france-to-take-back-control-of-immigration-policy|title=France to 'take back control' of immigration policy|access-date=6 November 2019|website=Luxembourg Times|date=6 November 2019|archive-date=7 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107135829/https://luxtimes.lu/european-union/38961-france-to-take-back-control-of-immigration-policy|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, the total number of new foreigners coming to France rose above 320,000 for the first time, with nearly a majority coming from [[Africa]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-27 |title=Immigration rose in France in 2022, driven by labor needs and foreign students |language=en |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/01/27/immigration-rose-in-france-in-2022-driven-by-labor-needs-and-foreign-students_6013360_7.html |archive-date=2023-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713024531/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/01/27/immigration-rose-in-france-in-2022-driven-by-labor-needs-and-foreign-students_6013360_7.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Economic policy====
[[Pierre de Villiers]], then-Chief of the General Staff of the Armies, stepped down on 19 July 2017 following a confrontation with Macron.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/19/head-of-french-military-quits-after-row-with-emmanuel-macron|title=Head of French military quits after row with Emmanuel Macron|last=Chrisafis|first=Angelique|date=19 July 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=22 July 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721231631/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/19/head-of-french-military-quits-after-row-with-emmanuel-macron|url-status=live}}</ref> De Villiers cited the military budget cut of €850 million as the main reason he was stepping down. ''Le Monde'' later reported that De Villiers told a parliamentary group, "I will not let myself be fucked like this."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.eu/article/french-army-chief-resigns-over-macron-spat/|title=French army chief resigns over Macron spat|date=19 July 2017|work=Politico|access-date=22 July 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719114129/http://www.politico.eu/article/french-army-chief-resigns-over-macron-spat/|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron named [[François Lecointre]] as De Villiers' replacement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20170719-france-macron-replaces-military-chief|title=Macron names François Lecointre new armed forces chief|date=19 July 2017|publisher=France 24|access-date=22 July 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=22 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722020536/http://www.france24.com/en/20170719-france-macron-replaces-military-chief|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron's government presented its first budget on 27 September, the terms of which reduced taxes as well as spending to bring the public deficit in line with the EU's fiscal rules.<ref name=Budget>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-budget/french-government-sees-eu-credibility-in-reach-with-2018-budget-idUSKCN1C21DC|title=French government sees EU credibility in reach with 2018 budget|work=Reuters|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061304/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-budget/french-government-sees-eu-credibility-in-reach-with-2018-budget-idUSKCN1C21DC|url-status=live}}</ref> The budget replaced the [[wealth tax]] with one targeting real estate, fulfilling Macron's campaign pledge to scrap the wealth tax.<ref name="wealthtax" /> Before it was replaced, the tax collected up to 1.5% of the wealth of French residents whose global worth exceeded €1.3m.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tax/income-tax/british-expats-among-benefiting-macron-slashes-french-wealth/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tax/income-tax/british-expats-among-benefiting-macron-slashes-french-wealth/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=British expats among those benefiting as Macron slashes French wealth tax|last1=Dyson|first1=Richard|date=27 October 2017|work=The Telegraph|access-date=27 October 2017|last2=Meadows|first2=Sam|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In February 2018, Macron announced a plan to offer [[voluntary redundancy]] in an attempt to further cut jobs from the French civil service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/02/emmanuel-macron-takes-france-surprise-unveiling-voluntary-redundancy/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/02/emmanuel-macron-takes-france-surprise-unveiling-voluntary-redundancy/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Emmanuel Macron takes France by surprise by unveiling 'voluntary redundancy' plan for bloated state sector|last=Samuel|first=Henry|date=2 February 2018|work=The Telegraph|access-date=11 February 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In December 2019, Macron announced that he would scrap the 20th-century pension system and introduce a single national pension system managed by the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://truenewssource.com/2019/12/08/france-resistance-to-change-grows-as-macron-vows-new-pension-plan/|title=France's Resistance to Change Grows as Macron Vows New Pension Plan|access-date=8 December 2019|publisher=TrueNewsSource|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209061556/https://truenewssource.com/2019/12/08/france-resistance-to-change-grows-as-macron-vows-new-pension-plan/|archive-date=9 December 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, after weeks of public transport shutdown and vandalism across Paris against the new pension plan, Macron compromised on the plan by revising the retirement age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://truenewssource.com/2020/01/14/will-macrons-compromise-on-pension-plan-mellow-protests-in-france/|title=Will Macron's Compromise on Pension Plan Mellow Protests in France?|access-date=14 January 2020|website=True News Source|archive-date=15 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115135239/https://truenewssource.com/2020/01/14/will-macrons-compromise-on-pension-plan-mellow-protests-in-france/}}</ref> In February, the pension overhaul was adopted by decree using [[Article 49 of the French constitution]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/e83c5d6e-5b31-11ea-b0ab-339c2307bcd4|title=French government adopts pension reform by decree|newspaper=Financial Times|date=29 February 2020|access-date=29 February 2020|last1=Keohane|first1=David|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419184945/https://www.ft.com/content/e83c5d6e-5b31-11ea-b0ab-339c2307bcd4|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on 16 March 2020, Macron announced that the draft legislation would be pulled as France went into [[COVID-19 lockdown|lockdown]] to slow the spread of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210713-macron-to-revive-controversial-pension-overhaul-once-covid-is-under-control|title=Macron to revive controversial pension overhaul once Covid is under control|newspaper=RFI|date=13 January 2021|access-date=25 August 2023|last1=Elzas|first1=Sarah|archive-date=25 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825211723/https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210713-macron-to-revive-controversial-pension-overhaul-once-covid-is-under-control|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Terrorism====
In July 2017, the Senate approved its first reading of a controversial bill with stricter anti-terror laws, a campaign pledge of Macron. The National Assembly voted on 3 October to pass bill 415–127, with 19 abstentions. Interior Minister [[Gérard Collomb]] described France as being "still in a state of war" ahead of the vote, with the [[Marseille stabbing|1 October Marseille stabbing]] having taken place two days prior. The Senate then passed the bill on its second reading by a 244–22 margin on 18 October. Later that day Macron stated that 13 terror plots had been foiled since early 2017. The law replaced the [[state of emergency in France]] and made some of its provisions permanent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20171019/macron-urges-police-to-use-new-emergency-powers|title=Macron urges French police to make full use of draconian anti-terror powers|date=19 October 2017|access-date=23 May 2018|language=en|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524151137/https://www.thelocal.fr/20171019/macron-urges-police-to-use-new-emergency-powers|url-status=live}}</ref>

The bill was criticized by human rights advocates. A public poll by {{lang|fr|[[Le Figaro]]}} showed 57% of the respondents approved of it even though 62% thought it would encroach on personal freedoms.<ref>{{cite news|title=France to enshrine some state of emergency measures into law|url=http://www.dw.com/en/france-to-enshrine-some-state-of-emergency-measures-into-law/a-40793557|publisher=Deutsche-Welle|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061234/http://www.dw.com/en/france-to-enshrine-some-state-of-emergency-measures-into-law/a-40793557|url-status=live}}</ref>

The law gives authorities expanded power to search homes, restrict movement, close places of worship,<ref>{{cite news|title=French parliament passes controversial anti-terror law|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/europe/french-parliament-passes-controversial-anti-terror-law/941432|publisher=Anadolu Agency|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021111716/http://aa.com.tr/en/europe/french-parliament-passes-controversial-anti-terror-law/941432|url-status=live}}</ref> and search areas around train stations and international ports and airports. It was passed after modifications to address concerns about civil liberties. The most punitive measures will be reviewed annually and were scheduled to lapse by the end of 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=French parliament adopts controversial anti-terror bill|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20171018-french-parliament-tough-anti-terror-bill-controversial-macron|publisher=France 24|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=20 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020102014/http://www.france24.com/en/20171018-french-parliament-tough-anti-terror-bill-controversial-macron|url-status=live}}</ref> The bill was signed into law by Macron on 30 October 2017. He announced that starting 1 November, it would bring an end to the state of emergency.<ref>{{cite news|title=French parliament adopts controversial anti-terror bill|url=http://www.dw.com/en/french-president-emmanuel-macron-signs-controversial-anti-terror-law/a-41178081|publisher=Deutsche-Welle|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030219/http://www.dw.com/en/french-president-emmanuel-macron-signs-controversial-anti-terror-law/a-41178081|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Civil rights====
Visiting [[Corsica]] in February 2018, Macron sparked controversy when he rejected [[Corsican nationalist]] wishes for [[Corsican language|Corsican]] as an official language<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42982154|title=Macron rejects Corsican language demand|date=7 February 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=11 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=10 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210190133/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42982154|url-status=live}}</ref> but offered to recognize Corsica in the French constitution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-corsica-macron/macron-backs-corsica-mention-in-french-constitution-rejects-other-demands-idUKKBN1FR2FJ|title=Macron backs Corsica mention in French constitution, rejects other dem|work=Reuters U.K.|access-date=11 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083141/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-corsica-macron/macron-backs-corsica-mention-in-french-constitution-rejects-other-demands-idUKKBN1FR2FJ|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Macron also proposed a plan to "reorganise" the [[Islam in France|Islamic religion in France]] saying: "We are working on the structuring of Islam in France and also on how to explain it, which is extremely important – my goal is to rediscover what lies at the heart of ''[[laïcité]]'', the possibility of being able to believe as not to believe, in order to preserve national cohesion and the possibility of having freedom of conscience." He declined to reveal further information about the plan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-islam-to-propose-reorganization-france/|title=Emmanuel Macron to propose reorganization of Islam in France|date=11 February 2018|work=Politico|access-date=11 February 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=11 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211133422/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-islam-to-propose-reorganization-france/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Foreign policy and national defence====
[[File:President Trump's Trip to the G7 Summit (28816433758).jpg|thumb|Macron with Donald Trump, [[Angela Merkel]], [[Justin Trudeau]], [[Shinzo Abe]] and other leaders at the 2018 G7 summit in [[Charlevoix Regional County Municipality|Charlevoix]], Quebec]]
[[File:President Donald J. Trump at the United Nations General Assembly (44189487674).jpg|thumb|Macron shakes hands with US President [[Donald Trump]] in September 2018.]]
[[File:P20211028ES-0546 (51761609623).jpg|thumb|Macron with US President [[Joe Biden]] at the G20 summit in October 2021]]
[[File:Macron Draghi Quirinale 2021.jpg|thumb|Macron and Italian Prime Minister [[Mario Draghi]] in 2021, following the signing of the [[Quirinal Treaty]]]]
[[File:Зустріч Президента України з президентами Франції та Румунії, а також головами урядів Німеччини та Італії 69.jpg|thumb|Macron, Ukrainian President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] and German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] in Kyiv in 2022]]

Macron attended the [[2017 Brussels summit]] on 25 May 2017, his first NATO summit as president of France. At the summit, he met US President [[Donald Trump]] for the first time. The meeting was widely publicized due to a handshake between the two of them, characterized as a "power-struggle".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/25/knuckles-turned-white-donald-trump-emmanuel-macrons-awkward/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/25/knuckles-turned-white-donald-trump-emmanuel-macrons-awkward/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title='Their knuckles turned white': Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron's awkward handshake|work=The Telegraph|access-date=21 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/macron-wins-battle-of-the-alphas-in-handshake-with-donald-trump-a3548836.html|title=Macron 'wins battle of the alphas' in handshake with Donald Trump|date=25 May 2017|work=London Evening Standard|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803053448/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/macron-wins-battle-of-the-alphas-in-handshake-with-donald-trump-a3548836.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 29 May 2017, Macron met with [[Vladimir Putin]] at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. The meeting sparked controversy when Macron denounced Russia Today and Sputnik, accusing the news agencies of being "organs of influence and propaganda, of lying propaganda".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/29/macron-putin-share-perfunctory-handshake-embarking-diplomatic/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/29/macron-putin-share-perfunctory-handshake-embarking-diplomatic/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Macron slams Russian media 'lies' during muscular exchange with Putin at Versailles|work=The Telegraph|access-date=21 July 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-40088898/macron-denounces-russian-media-on-putin-visit|title=Macron denounces Russian media on Putin visit|work=BBC News|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709134128/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-40088898/macron-denounces-russian-media-on-putin-visit|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron also urged cooperation in the conflict against [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] and warned that France would respond with force in Syria if chemical weapons were used.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/29/macron-warns-putin-over-syria-in-frank-first-meeting-versailles|title=Macron warns over Syrian chemical weapons in frank meeting with Putin|last=Chrisafis|first=Angelique|date=29 May 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=21 July 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721010359/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/29/macron-warns-putin-over-syria-in-frank-first-meeting-versailles|url-status=live}}</ref> In response to the [[Douma chemical attack|chemical attack in Douma, Syria]] in 2018, Macron directed French participation in [[2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs|airstrikes against Syrian government sites]], coordinated with the United States and the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/world/europe/theresa-mays-statement-on-the-syria-strike.html Statements by Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron on the Syria Strike] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415003004/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/world/europe/theresa-mays-statement-on-the-syria-strike.html |date=15 April 2018 }}, ''The New York Times'' (13 April 2018).</ref><ref>Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Ben Hubbard, [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/world/middleeast/trump-strikes-syria-attack.html U.S., Britain and France Strike Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414012221/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/world/middleeast/trump-strikes-syria-attack.html |date=14 April 2018 }}, ''The New York Times'' (13 April 2018).</ref>

In his first major foreign policy speech on 29 August, President Macron stated that fighting [[Islamist terrorism]] at home and abroad was France's top priority. Macron urged a tough international stance to pressure North Korea into negotiations, on the same day it [[August 2017 North Korean missile launch over Japan|fired a missile over Japan]]. He also affirmed his support for the [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|Iranian nuclear deal]] and criticized [[Cabinet of Venezuela|Venezuela's government]] as a "dictatorship". He added that he would announce his new initiatives on the future of the European Union after the [[2017 German federal election|German elections in September]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dw.com/en/emmanuel-macron-fighting-islamist-terror-is-frances-top-priority/a-40281443|title=Emmanuel Macron: Fighting Islamist terror is France's top priority|publisher=Deutsche-Welle|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061311/http://www.dw.com/en/emmanuel-macron-fighting-islamist-terror-is-frances-top-priority/a-40281443|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 56th Munich Security Conference in February, Macron presented his 10-year vision policy to strengthen the European Union. Macron remarked that larger budget, integrated capital markets, effective defence policy and quick decision-making held the key for Europe. He added that reliance on NATO and especially the US and the UK was not good for Europe, and a dialogue must be established with Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blackchristiannews.com/2020/02/frances-macron-urges-better-long-term-relations-with-russia/|title=France's Macron urges better long-term relations with Russia|access-date=15 February 2020|website=BCNN1|date=15 February 2020|archive-date=20 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520155536/https://blackchristiannews.com/2020/02/frances-macron-urges-better-long-term-relations-with-russia/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to the [[45th G7 summit]] in [[Biarritz]], France, Macron hosted Vladimir Putin at the [[Fort de Brégançon]], stating that "Russia fully belongs within a Europe of values."<ref>{{Cite news|date=16 October 2019|title=The Macron method|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-behind-the-scenes-foreign-policy-method/|access-date=8 December 2020|work=Politico|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119085938/https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-behind-the-scenes-foreign-policy-method/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the summit itself, Macron was invited to attend on the margins by Iranian Foreign Minister [[Javad Zarif]].{{clarify|Iranians invited France to G7? Lily translation problem and it was the reverse|date=August 2023}} Macron, who "attempted a high-risk diplomatic gambit", thought that the Foreign Minister of Iran might be able to defuse the tense situation over the [[Nuclear program of Iran|Iranian nuclear programme]] in spite of the recent uptick in tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United States and Britain.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Oliphant|first1=Roland|last2=Chazan|first2=David|date=25 August 2019|title=Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif arrives in Biarritz in surprise visit to G7 leaders summit|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/25/iranian-foreign-minister-javad-zarif-arrives-biarritz-surprise/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/08/25/iranian-foreign-minister-javad-zarif-arrives-biarritz-surprise/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=8 December 2020|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In March 2019, at a time when China–U.S. economic relations were troubled with a [[China–United States trade war|trade war]] underway, Macron and Chinese leader [[Xi Jinping]] signed a series of 15 large-scale trade and business agreements totaling 40 billion euros (US$45 billion) which covered many sectors over a period of years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 March 2019 |title=France seals multi-billion dollar deals with China, but questions Belt and Road project |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-china-idUSKCN1R61NF |first1=Marine |last1=Pennetier |first2=John |last2=Irish |access-date=29 May 2022 |archive-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529223139/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-china-idUSKCN1R61NF |url-status=live }}</ref> This included a €30 billion purchase of airplanes from [[Airbus]]. Going beyond aviation, the new trade agreement covered French exports of chicken, a French-built offshore wind farm in China, a Franco-Chinese cooperation fund, as well as billions of Euros of co-financing between [[BNP Paribas]] and the [[Bank of China]]. Other plans included billions of euros to be spent on modernizing Chinese factories, as well as new ship building.<ref>Rym Momtaz, "[https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-steals-trumps-thunder-with-chinese-airbus-order/ Macron steals Trump's thunder with Chinese Airbus order: France lands €30B aviation deal with Beijing]", ''POLITICO'', 25 March 2019. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326232439/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-steals-trumps-thunder-with-chinese-airbus-order/ |date=26 March 2019 }}.</ref>

In July 2020, Macron called for sanctions against [[Turkey]] for [[Aegean dispute|violating Greece's]] and [[Cyprus dispute|Cyprus' sovereignty]], saying it is "not acceptable that the maritime space of (EU) member states be violated and threatened."<ref>{{cite news |title=Macron seeks EU sanctions over Turkish 'violations' in Greek waters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-cyprus/macron-seeks-eu-sanctions-over-turkish-violations-in-greek-waters-idUSKCN24O12E |first1=John |last1=Irish |work=Reuters |date=23 July 2020 |access-date=14 August 2020 |archive-date=23 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723123747/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-cyprus/macron-seeks-eu-sanctions-over-turkish-violations-in-greek-waters-idUSKCN24O12E |url-status=live }}</ref> He also criticized [[Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War|Turkish military intervention in Libya]].<ref>{{cite news |title=France's Macron slams Turkey's 'criminal' role in Libya |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/france-macron-slams-turkey-criminal-role-libya-200630090915443.html |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=30 June 2020 |access-date=14 August 2020 |archive-date=23 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823010556/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/france-macron-slams-turkey-criminal-role-libya-200630090915443.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Turkey warns Egypt over Libya and lashes out at Macron's role |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/23/world/turkey-warns-egypt-libya-lashes-emmanuel-macrons-role/ |work=The Japan Times |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=14 August 2020 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204022501/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/23/world/turkey-warns-egypt-libya-lashes-emmanuel-macrons-role/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Macron said that "We have the right to expect more from Turkey than from Russia, given that it is a member of NATO."<ref>{{cite news |title=France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO's limits |url=https://apnews.com/045a9b8eb0f7eb5adc33d1303fafa95d |work=Associated Press |date=5 July 2020 |access-date=14 August 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303150032/https://apnews.com/045a9b8eb0f7eb5adc33d1303fafa95d |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Macron was reported as saying [[Northern Ireland]] was not truly part of the United Kingdom following disputes with UK Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] over implementations of the [[Northern Ireland protocol]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riley-Smith |first1=Ben |title=Boris Johnson infuriated after Emmanuel Macron suggested Northern Ireland was not part of UK |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/06/12/boris-johnson-infuriated-emmanuel-macron-suggested-northern/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/06/12/boris-johnson-infuriated-emmanuel-macron-suggested-northern/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2021 |work=The Telegraph |date=12 June 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He later denied this, saying he was referring to the fact that Great Britain is separated from Northern Ireland by sea in reference to the [[Irish Sea border]].<ref>{{cite news |title=G7 summit: Northern Ireland part of one great indivisible UK, says PM |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57460077 |access-date=24 June 2021 |work=BBC News |date=13 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624230349/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57460077 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Woodcock |first1=Andrew |title=Brexit row deepens as Elysee Palace rejects claims of Macron confusion over Northern Ireland |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/g7-brexit-emmanuel-macron-sausage-b1864963.html |access-date=24 June 2021 |work=Independent |date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624231228/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/g7-brexit-emmanuel-macron-sausage-b1864963.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[France–United States relations|French-U.S. relations]] became tense in September 2021 due to fallout from the [[AUKUS]] security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The security pact is directed at countering [[China|Chinese power]] in the [[Indo-Pacific]] region. As part of the agreement, the U.S. agreed to provide [[nuclear-powered submarine]]s to Australia. After entering into AUKUS, the Australian government canceled an agreement that it had made with France for the [[Attack-class submarine|provision of French conventionally powered submarines]], angering the French government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/19/explainer-why-is-a-submarine-deal-sparking-a-diplomatic-crisis|title=Explainer: Why is a submarine deal sparking a diplomatic crisis?|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203062439/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/19/explainer-why-is-a-submarine-deal-sparking-a-diplomatic-crisis|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 September, France recalled its ambassadors from Australia and the US for consultations.<ref name=recall>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/france-recalls-its-ambassadors-to-australia-and-united-states-amid-submarine-fury-20210918-p58srt.html |title=France recalls its ambassadors to Australia and United States amid submarine fury |author=Shields, Bevan |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=18 September 2021 |access-date=18 September 2021 |archive-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917203917/https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/france-recalls-its-ambassadors-to-australia-and-united-states-amid-submarine-fury-20210918-p58srt.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite tension in the past, France had never before withdrawn its ambassador to the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wadhams |first1=Nick |last2=Adghirni |first2=Samy |last3=Nussbaum |first3=Ania |title=France Recalls Its Ambassador to U.S. for First Time Over Subs |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-17/france-recalls-u-s-australian-ambassadors-over-submarine-row?srnd=premium&sref=CIpmV6x8 |access-date=18 September 2021 |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |date=17 September 2021 |language=en }}</ref> After a call between Macron and U.S. President [[Joe Biden]] on request from the latter, the two leaders agreed to reduce bilateral tensions, and the White House acknowledged the crisis could have been averted if there had been open consultations between allies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210922-macron-biden-agree-to-soothe-tensions-after-submarine-row|title=Macron, Biden agree to soothe tensions after submarine row|date=22 September 2021|website=France 24|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923071753/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210922-macron-biden-agree-to-soothe-tensions-after-submarine-row|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/read-joe-biden-emmanuel-macrons-rare-joint-statement-recent-rift-1631658|website=[[newsweek.com]]|title=Read Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron's Rare Joint Statement on Recent Rift|date=21 September 2021|first=Katherine|last=Fung|access-date=25 September 2021|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925155123/https://www.newsweek.com/read-joe-biden-emmanuel-macrons-rare-joint-statement-recent-rift-1631658|url-status=live}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2023}}

On 26 November 2021, Macron and Italian Prime Minister [[Mario Draghi]] signed the [[Quirinal Treaty]] at the [[Quirinal Palace]] in Rome.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trattato tra Italia e Francia: Draghi e Macron siglano l'intesa |url=https://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Macron-a-Roma-oggi-al-quirinale-la-firma-del-Trattato-bilaterale-f2bc83da-84d4-4026-b7a7-930e69a9dc54.html |access-date=30 November 2021 |work=rainews |language=italian |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130100052/https://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Macron-a-Roma-oggi-al-quirinale-la-firma-del-Trattato-bilaterale-f2bc83da-84d4-4026-b7a7-930e69a9dc54.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The treaty aimed to promote the convergence and coordination of French and Italian positions in matters of European and foreign policies, security and defence, migration policy, economy, education, research, culture and cross-border cooperation.<ref>[https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/26/quirinale-treaty-can-a-new-french-italian-pact-shift-the-balance-of-power-in-europe Quirinale treaty: Will a new French-Italian pact shift the balance of power in Europe?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125215709/https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/26/quirinale-treaty-can-a-new-french-italian-pact-shift-the-balance-of-power-in-europe |date=25 January 2022 }}, ''EuroNews''</ref>

During the [[prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Macron spoke face-to-face and on the phone to Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Luke |date=8 April 2022 |title=Emmanuel Macron has a grand vision for the West. Putin has exposed the limits of his influence |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/08/europe/macron-putin-french-election-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=[[CNN]] |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429151953/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/08/europe/macron-putin-french-election-analysis-intl-cmd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During Macron's campaign for the [[2022 French presidential election|re-election]], nearly two months after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion]] began, Macron called on European leaders to maintain dialogue with Putin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gijs |first=Camille |date=22 April 2022 |title=Macron: Keep talking to Putin to avoid 'new world war' |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-caution-war-if-dialogue-vlamimir-putin-russia/ |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=[[Politico Europe]] |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426202608/https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-caution-war-if-dialogue-vlamimir-putin-russia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Approval ratings====
{{main|Opinion polling on the Emmanuel Macron presidency}}
{{see also|Protests against Emmanuel Macron}}
[[File:Baromètre politique Macron.svg|thumb|Approval and disapproval ratings of Macron]]
According to an IFOP poll for ''[[Le Journal du Dimanche]]'', Macron started his five-year term with a 62% approval rating,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lci.fr/elections/sondage-cote-de-popularite-emmanuel-macron-edouard-philippe-aupres-des-francais-deux-semaines-apres-son-election-2052720.html|title=Popularité: Macron fait un peu mieux que Hollande, un peu moins bien que Sarkozy, deux semaines après l'élection|work=LCI|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802123350/http://www.lci.fr/elections/sondage-cote-de-popularite-emmanuel-macron-edouard-philippe-aupres-des-francais-deux-semaines-apres-son-election-2052720.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.europe1.fr/politique/cote-de-popularite-62-des-francais-satisfaits-demmanuel-macron-president-sondage-3336650|title=Cote de popularité: 62% des Français satisfaits d'Emmanuel Macron président (sondage)|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802163707/http://www.europe1.fr/politique/cote-de-popularite-62-des-francais-satisfaits-demmanuel-macron-president-sondage-3336650|url-status=live}}</ref> which rose to 64% by 24 June.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-macron-poll-idUSKBN19F0RC|title=French President Macron, PM Philippe approval ratings rise: poll|date=24 June 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802164312/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-macron-poll-idUSKBN19F0RC|url-status=live}}</ref> One month later, Macron suffered a 10% point drop in popularity, the largest at the beginning of a term for any president since [[Jacques Chirac]] in 1995, and by August, his popularity had fallen off 24 percentage points since June.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/nouvelle-forte-baisse-de-la-popularite-d-emmanuel-macron-27-08-2017-2152465_20.php|title=Nouvelle forte baisse de la popularité d'Emmanuel Macron|date=27 August 2017|work=Le Point|access-date=27 October 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=31 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031082512/http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/nouvelle-forte-baisse-de-la-popularite-d-emmanuel-macron-27-08-2017-2152465_20.php|url-status=live}}</ref> This was attributed to his recent confrontations with former Chief of Defence Staff [[Pierre de Villiers]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/story/french-military-chief-pierre-de-villiers-resigns-after-clash-with-president-macron-10953603|title=French military chief quits after Macron clash|publisher=Sky News|access-date=2 August 2017|language=en-GB|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802163901/http://news.sky.com/story/french-military-chief-pierre-de-villiers-resigns-after-clash-with-president-macron-10953603|url-status=live}}</ref> the nationalization of the [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]] shipyard owned by the bankrupt [[STX Offshore & Shipbuilding]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/07/27/macron-seizes-french-shipyards-block-italian-take-over/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/07/27/macron-seizes-french-shipyards-block-italian-take-over/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Macron seizes French shipyards to block Italian take-over|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2 August 2017|language=en-GB}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and a reduction in housing benefits.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/24/housing-benefit-cuts-add-to-fall-in-emmanuel-macrons-popularity|title=Housing benefit cuts spark row as Emmanuel Macron's poll ratings fall|last=Chrisafis|first=Angelique|date=24 July 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=2 August 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802134331/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/24/housing-benefit-cuts-add-to-fall-in-emmanuel-macrons-popularity|url-status=live}}</ref>

By the end of September 2017, seven out of ten respondents said that they believed Emmanuel Macron was respecting his campaign promises,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.europe1.fr/politique/regain-de-popularite-pour-emmanuel-macron-et-edouard-philippe-3446981|title=Regain de popularité pour Emmanuel Macron et Édouard Philippe|access-date=27 October 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=30 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930051641/http://www.europe1.fr/politique/regain-de-popularite-pour-emmanuel-macron-et-edouard-philippe-3446981|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elabe.fr/laction-demmanuel-macron/|title=L'action d'Emmanuel Macron|date=27 September 2017|work=ELABE|access-date=27 October 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=30 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930032901/https://elabe.fr/laction-demmanuel-macron/|url-status=live}}</ref> though a majority felt that the policies the government was putting forward were "unfair".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/reformes-69-des-francais-jugent-injuste-la-politique-menee-par-macron_1947472.html|title=Réformes: 69% des Français jugent "injuste" la politique menée par Macron|date=27 September 2017|work=L'Express|access-date=27 October 2017|language=fr|archive-date=31 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031201112/http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/politique/reformes-69-des-francais-jugent-injuste-la-politique-menee-par-macron_1947472.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron's popularity fell sharply again in 2018, reaching about 25% by the end of November during the [[yellow vests movement]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharkov |first1=Damien |title=In France, Macron's Popularity Hits Record Low |url=https://www.newsweek.com/france-macrons-popularity-hits-record-low-1135709 |access-date=3 December 2018 |work=Newsweek |date=24 September 2018 |archive-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203152237/https://www.newsweek.com/france-macrons-popularity-hits-record-low-1135709 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2023}} During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France]], his popularity increased, reaching 50% at its highest in July 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elabe.fr/barometre-politique-juillet-2020-3/|title=Juillet 2020: la cote de confiance d'E. Macron atteint un niveau plus élevé qu'avant la crise|date=2 July 2020|work=Elabe|access-date=27 January 2021|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224182617/https://elabe.fr/barometre-politique-juillet-2020-3/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200730-macron-s-popularity-mounts-after-he-clinches-eu-recovery-deal-opinion-poll|title=Macron's popularity climbs after signing EU pandemic stimulus, reshuffling gov't|date=30 July 2020|work=France24|access-date=26 January 2021|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126124916/https://www.france24.com/en/20200730-macron-s-popularity-mounts-after-he-clinches-eu-recovery-deal-opinion-poll|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Benalla affair====
{{main|Benalla affair}}

On 18 July 2018, ''Le Monde'' revealed in an article that a member of Macron's staff [[Alexandre Benalla]] posed as a police officer and beat a protester during May Day demonstrations in Paris earlier in the year and was suspended for a period of 15 days before only being internally demoted. The Élysée failed to refer the case to the public prosecutor and a preliminary investigation into the case was not opened until the day after the publication of the article, and the lenient penalty served by Benalla raised questions within the opposition about whether the executive deliberately chose not to inform the public prosecutor as required under the code of criminal procedure.<ref>{{cite news|title=Enquête, profil du suspect, réactions politiques... ce que l'on sait de l'affaire Benalla|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2018/07/19/enquete-profil-du-suspect-reactions-politiques-ce-que-l-on-sait-de-l-affaire-benalla_5333734_3224.html|newspaper=Le Monde|date=19 July 2018|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-date=19 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719181735/https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2018/07/19/enquete-profil-du-suspect-reactions-politiques-ce-que-l-on-sait-de-l-affaire-benalla_5333734_3224.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2022 presidential campaign===
In the [[2022 French presidential election|2022 election]], Macron was the first incumbent to be re-elected since Jacques Chirac defeated Jean-Marie Le Pen in the [[2002 French presidential election|2002 election]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Emmanuel Macron, premier président réélu depuis Jacques Chirac en 2002 |url=https://www.lalsace.fr/elections/2022/04/25/emmanuel-macron-premier-president-reelu-depuis-jacques-chirac-en-2002 |language=fr |newspaper=[[L'Alsace]] |date=25 April 2022 |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818211751/https://www.lalsace.fr/elections/2022/04/25/emmanuel-macron-premier-president-reelu-depuis-jacques-chirac-en-2002 |url-status=live }}</ref> Macron again defeated Marine Le Pen in the runoff, this time by a closer margin, with 58.55% of the votes to Le Pen's 41.45%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2022 |title=Macron wins French presidential election |work=Le Monde |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2022/04/24/macron-wins-french-presidential-election_5981506_5.html |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929163905/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2022/04/24/macron-wins-french-presidential-election_5981506_5.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to near-record abstentions, this represented 38.52% of registered voters, the lowest figure since [[Georges Pompidou]]'s 37.5% in [[1969 French presidential election|1969]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 April 2022 |title=Extrême droite au plus haut, abstention record depuis 1969... Les enseignements du second tour |work=[[BFM TV]] |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/elections/presidentielle/extreme-droite-au-plus-haut-abstention-record-depuis-1969-les-enseignements-du-second-tour_AN-202204240483.html |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817211722/https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/elections/presidentielle/extreme-droite-au-plus-haut-abstention-record-depuis-1969-les-enseignements-du-second-tour_AN-202204240483.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The French far-right received their highest vote total since the start of the French Republic, with nationalist candidates (Le Pen, [[Eric Zemmour|Zemmour]] and [[Nicolas Dupont-Aignan|Dupont-Aignan]]) winning 32.3% of the votes in the first round and Le Pen achieving a record 41.5% of the votes in the second round.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

==Second term (2022–present)==
{{Main article|Presidency of Emmanuel Macron}}
Though Macron's second inauguration took place on 7 May 2022, his second presidential term officially began on 14 May 2022.

===Borne government===
{{Main article|Borne government}}
On 16 May 2022, Prime Minister [[Jean Castex]] resigned after 22 months as head of government. The same day, President Macron appointed [[Élisabeth Borne]] at the [[Hôtel Matignon]], thus making her the second female PM in French history after [[Édith Cresson]] between 1991 and 1992. She then formed a new government on 20 May 2022.

===June 2022 legislative election===
{{See also|2022 French legislative elections|July 2022 French government reshuffle}}
In June 2022, one month into his second term, less than two weeks before the end of the French [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union|presidency of the Council of the EU]] and days after he called for voters to hand him a "solid majority" in a controversial 'tarmac speech',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20220614-macron-appeals-for-solid-majority-ahead-of-legislative-election-run-offs |title=Macron appeals for 'solid majority' ahead of legislative election run-offs |work=France 24 |date=14 June 2022 |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815011229/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20220614-macron-appeals-for-solid-majority-ahead-of-legislative-election-run-offs |url-status=live }}</ref> Macron lost his parliamentary majority and was returned a [[hung parliament]] in the second round of the [[2022 French legislative elections|2022 legislative election]]:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-hunts-way-salvage-ruling-majority-2022-06-20/ |title=France risks gridlock after Macron handed hung parliament |first1=Elizabeth |last1=Pineau |first2=Tassilo |last2=Hummel |work=Reuters |date=20 June 2022 |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170428/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-hunts-way-salvage-ruling-majority-2022-06-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Macron's [[Ensemble Citoyens|presidential coalition]], which enjoyed a 115-seat majority going into the election, failed to reach the threshold of 289 seats needed to command an overall majority in the [[French National Assembly|National Assembly]], retaining only 251 out of the 346 it had held in the previous Assembly, and falling 38 short of an absolute majority.<ref>{{cite news |first=Julie |last=Marie-Leconte |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/legislatives/legislatives-pourquoi-emmanuel-macron-chiffre-t-il-a-une-trentaine-les-deputes-qui-lui-manquent-pour-la-majorite-absolue-et-non-a-44_5216347.html |title=Législatives: pourquoi Emmanuel Macron chiffre-t-il à 'une trentaine' les députés qui lui manquent pour la majorité absolue, et non à 44? |work=FranceInfo |date=23 June 2022 |language=fr |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125184500/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/elections/legislatives/legislatives-pourquoi-emmanuel-macron-chiffre-t-il-a-une-trentaine-les-deputes-qui-lui-manquent-pour-la-majorite-absolue-et-non-a-44_5216347.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Crucially, three close political allies to President Macron were defeated in the elections: incumbent President of the National Assembly [[Richard Ferrand]], Macron's own LREM parliamentary party leader [[Christophe Castaner]] and MoDem parliamentary group leader [[Patrick Mignola]], thus effectively "decapitating" Macron's parliamentary bloc leadership and further weakening the President's political position in hung parliament territory.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthieu |last=Deprieck |url=https://www.lopinion.fr/politique/castaner-ferrand-mignola-la-majorite-presidentielle-decapitee |title=Castaner, Ferrand, Mignola... la majorité présidentielle décapitée |work=l'Opinion |date=19 June 2022 |language=fr |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624025427/https://www.lopinion.fr/politique/castaner-ferrand-mignola-la-majorite-presidentielle-decapitee |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:National Assembly 2022.svg|thumb|right|230px|16th National Assembly of France, elected in 2022.]]

Three government ministers resigned after losing their seats: [[Justine Bénin]] (junior minister for the Sea), [[Brigitte Bourguignon]] (Minister for Health and Prevention) and [[Amélie de Montchalin]] (Minister for Ecological Transition).<ref>{{cite news |first=Julien |last=Robin |url=https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/ministres-battus-aux-legislatives-ce-qua-change-la-regle-de-devoir-demissionner-apres-une-defaite-4118683#:~:text=Publicité-,Ministres%20battus%20aux%20législatives%20%3A%20ce%20qu%27a%20changé%20la%20règle,écrit%20mais%20repris%20depuis%202007. |title=Ministres battus aux législatives: ce qu'a changé la règle de de voir démissionner après une défaite |work=Le JDD |date=20 June 2022 |language=fr |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624025424/https://www.lejdd.fr/Politique/ministres-battus-aux-legislatives-ce-qua-change-la-regle-de-devoir-demissionner-apres-une-defaite-4118683#:~:text=Publicité-,Ministres%20battus%20aux%20législatives%20%3A%20ce%20qu%27a%20changé%20la%20règle,écrit%20mais%20repris%20depuis%202007. |url-status=live }}</ref>

Macron's government, still led by Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, was reshuffled in early July 2022 and continued as a [[minority government|minority administration]], after talks with opposition leaders to form a stable [[majority government]] failed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20220704-live-france-s-macron-to-reshuffle-cabinet-after-losing-parliamentary-majority |title=Macron urges minority government to 'hang in there' after cabinet reshuffle |work=France 24 |date=4 July 2022 |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=14 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214212549/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20220704-live-france-s-macron-to-reshuffle-cabinet-after-losing-parliamentary-majority |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Domestic affairs===
{{See also|2023 French pension reform strikes|Motions of no confidence in the government of Élisabeth Borne (2023)|Nahel Merzouk riots|2023 French government reshuffle|2023-2024 French government crisis}}

Macron's second presidential term began with two significant political controversies. Hours after the new Borne cabinet was announced, rape accusations against newly appointed Minister for Solidarity [[Damien Abad]] were made public,<ref>{{cite news |first=Sacha |last=Nelken |url=https://www.liberation.fr/politique/damien-abad-de-la-prise-de-guerre-au-boulet-gouvernemental-en-un-mois-20220704_V4HJAY4YLFCBJFPSAILT6FJRLY/ |title=Damien Abad, de la prise de guerre au boulet gouvernemental en un mois |work=Libération |date=4 July 2022 |language=fr |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610222702/https://www.liberation.fr/politique/damien-abad-de-la-prise-de-guerre-au-boulet-gouvernemental-en-un-mois-20220704_V4HJAY4YLFCBJFPSAILT6FJRLY/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and on 28 May, the handling of the [[2022 UEFA Champions League final chaos]] at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis drew criticism at home and abroad.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/incidents-lors-de-la-finale-de-la-ligue-des-champions-2022/incidents-au-stade-de-france-comment-la-finale-de-la-ligue-des-champions-s-est-transformee-en-crise-politique-et-diplomatique_5169994.html |title=Incidents au Stade de France: comment la finale de la Ligue des champions s'est transformée en crise politique (et diplomatique) |work=FranceInfo |date=31 May 2022 |language=fr |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610222700/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/incidents-lors-de-la-finale-de-la-ligue-des-champions-2022/incidents-au-stade-de-france-comment-la-finale-de-la-ligue-des-champions-s-est-transformee-en-crise-politique-et-diplomatique_5169994.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Despite its minority status in the legislature after the 2022 legislative election, Macron's government passed bills to ease the cost-of-living crisis,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/business-and-tech/20220722-france-s-hung-parliament-passes-20-bn-euro-inflation-package |title=France's hung parliament passes 20-bn-euro inflation package |work=RFI |agency=AFP |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170435/https://www.rfi.fr/en/business-and-tech/20220722-france-s-hung-parliament-passes-20-bn-euro-inflation-package |url-status=live }}</ref> to repeal the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France|COVID]]-era "state of health emergency",<!-- <ref>{{cite news |author=Huaxia |url=https://english.news.cn/europe/20220727/4fc5483771a24e449a25bd48db326c7c/c.html |title=French Parliament votes bill ending state of health emergency on Aug. 1 |agency=Xinhua |work=News.cn |date=27 July 2022 }}</ref> --><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220727-french-parliament-votes-to-end-covid-emergency-measures-border-control-still-possible |title=French parliament votes to end Covid emergency measures, border control still possible |work=RFI |date=27 July 2022 |access-date=13 June 2023 |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613011715/https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20220727-french-parliament-votes-to-end-covid-emergency-measures-border-control-still-possible |url-status=live }}</ref> and to revive the French nuclear energy sector.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Perrine |last1=Mouterde |first2=Adrien |last2=Pécout |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/05/17/french-government-passes-bill-to-accelerate-the-construction-of-new-nuclear-reactors_6026936_19.html |title=French Parliament passes law to accelerate construction of new nuclear reactors |newspaper=Le Monde |date=17 May 2022 |access-date=9 June 2023 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170427/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/05/17/french-government-passes-bill-to-accelerate-the-construction-of-new-nuclear-reactors_6026936_19.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, government proposals were defeated several times in the National Assembly<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blog.juspoliticum.com/2022/11/16/le-nouveau-visage-de-larticle-49-3-par-denis-baranger/ |title=Le nouveau visage de l'article 49-3 |last=Baranger |first=Denis |date=16 November 2022 |website=blog.juspoliticum.com |publisher=JP Blog |access-date=29 July 2023 |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728235103/https://blog.juspoliticum.com/2022/11/16/le-nouveau-visage-de-larticle-49-3-par-denis-baranger/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and by the end of 2022, the [[Borne government|Borne cabinet]] had had to use the provisions of [[Article 49 of the French Constitution|Article 49.3 of the Constitution]] ten times in a row to pass the 2023 Government Budget and Social Security Budget.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2022/12/16/french-government-overrules-parliament-for-tenth-time-to-pass-budget_6007980_5.html |title=French government overrules Parliament for tenth time to pass budget |work=Le Monde (in english) |date=16 December 2022 |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815141525/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2022/12/16/french-government-overrules-parliament-for-tenth-time-to-pass-budget_6007980_5.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2024, [[2024 New Caledonia unrest|protests and riots]] broke out in [[New Caledonia]]. On 22 May, Macron visited the island.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-05-22|title=Macron arrives in New Caledonia amid calls for France to withdraw voting changes|url=https://theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/22/macron-arrives-in-new-caledonia-amid-calls-for-france-to-withdraw-voting-changes|website=The Guardian|language=en-GB|archive-date=30 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530113517/https://theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/22/macron-arrives-in-new-caledonia-amid-calls-for-france-to-withdraw-voting-changes|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Pension reform====
In March 2023, Macron's government passed a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, partly bypassing Parliament by again resorting to Article 49.3 to break the parliamentary deadlock.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Roger |last1=Cohen |first2=Aurelien |last2=Breeden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/16/world/france-pension-vote |title=France's Pension Plan: Macron Pushes French Pension Bill Through Without Full Vote |newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 March 2023 |orig-date=16 March 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609170434/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/16/world/france-pension-vote |archive-date=9 June 2023 }}</ref>
[[2023 French pension reform unrest|Nationwide protests]] that had begun when the bill was introduced back in January increased in intensity after the reform was passed without a solemn vote.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}{{clarify|solemn vote? I think this refers to invocation of 49.3, but most readers won't know that|date=August 2023}}

====Votes of no-confidence in the Borne government====
On 20 March 2023, Macron's cabinet, headed by Prime minister Borne, survived a cross-party [[motion of no-confidence]] by only nine votes, the slimmest margin for such a vote since 1992.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2023/03/21/a-neuf-voix-pres-la-principale-motion-de-censure-a-ete-rejetee-a-l-assemblee-nationale_6166305_823448.html | title=" A neuf voix près ": La principale motion de censure a été rejetée à l'Assemblée nationale | newspaper=Le Monde.fr | date=21 March 2023 | access-date=17 June 2023 | archive-date=12 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612090311/https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2023/03/21/a-neuf-voix-pres-la-principale-motion-de-censure-a-ete-rejetee-a-l-assemblee-nationale_6166305_823448.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

On 12 June 2023, his government survived its 17th no-confidence motion since the beginning of the 16th legislature; the motion, brought by the left-wing NUPES coalition, fell 50 votes short of the 289 votes needed.<ref>{{cite news |first=Célestine |last=Gentilhomme |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/retraites-la-motion-de-censure-de-la-nupes-rejetee-a-l-assemblee-20230612 |title=Retraites: la motion de censure de la Nupes rejetée à l'Assemblée |newspaper=Le Figaro |date=12 June 2023 |language=fr |access-date=12 June 2023 |archive-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612174149/https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/retraites-la-motion-de-censure-de-la-nupes-rejetee-a-l-assemblee-20230612 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Nahel Merzouk riots====
In early summer 2023, French authorities faced [[Nahel M. riots|riots]] following the [[killing of Nahel M.]], aged 17, by a police officer during a traffic stop.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230629-fresh-unrest-in-france-over-fatal-police-shooting-of-teen-driver |title=At least 150 arrests in protests across France over police killing of teen |newspaper=France 24 |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629204659/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230629-fresh-unrest-in-france-over-fatal-police-shooting-of-teen-driver |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/europe/france-riots-nahel-shooting.html |title=What's behind the unrest in France? |newspaper=The New York Times |date=29 June 2023 |access-date=29 June 2023 |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629204659/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/europe/france-riots-nahel-shooting.html |url-status=live }}</ref> To calm widespread unrest, comparable in intensity to the [[2005 French riots]]{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}, Macron's administration ramped up government response, with a total of 45,000 police officers deployed on the ground and a ministerial order advising courts to apply harsher sentences and accelerated procedures:<ref>{{cite news |first=Abel |last=Mestre |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2023/06/30/violences-urbaines-dans-une-circulaire-eric-dupond-moretti-demande-une-reponse-rapide-ferme-et-systematique-et-vise-notamment-les-parents_6180050_3224.html |title=Violences urbaines: dans une circulaire, Eric Dupond-Moretti demande une réponse judiciaire " rapide, ferme et systématique " et vise notamment les parents |newspaper=Le Monde |date=30 June 2023 |language=fr |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=2 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702002016/https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2023/06/30/violences-urbaines-dans-une-circulaire-eric-dupond-moretti-demande-une-reponse-rapide-ferme-et-systematique-et-vise-notamment-les-parents_6180050_3224.html |url-status=live }}</ref> this crackdown resulted in over 1,300 arrests on the fourth night of unrest alone, bringing the total number of arrests since the riots' beginning to over 2,000 as of 1 July.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Sana |last1=Noor Haq |first2=Joshua |last2=Berlinger |title=Protests are sweeping France. Here's what you need to know |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/30/europe/nanterre-france-police-protests-explainer-intl/index.html |newspaper=CNN |date=1 July 2023 |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630235620/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/30/europe/nanterre-france-police-protests-explainer-intl/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====2023 government reshuffle====
On 20 July 2023, Macron carried out a [[2023 French government reshuffle|government reshuffle]] at the end of the "hundred days of appeasement and action" he called for in April 2023 following the violent protests surrounding the passage of his pension system reform. [[Pap Ndiaye]] and [[Marlène Schiappa]] were sacked as part of the reshuffle.<ref>Michel Rose (20 July 2023), [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-names-new-education-health-ministers-minor-cabinet-reshuffle-2023-07-20/ Macron reshuffles ministers after French riots "stunned" country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722142814/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-names-new-education-health-ministers-minor-cabinet-reshuffle-2023-07-20/ |date=22 July 2023 }}&nbsp;''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>

====Defence policy====
On 1 August 2023, Macron signed into law a multi-year military planning bill, which set the stage for a 40%-increase in military spending to a total of €413 billion between 2024 and 2030, after it was passed by the French parliament on 13 July 2023.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/macron-presente-une-loi-de-programmation-militaire-2024-30-de-transformation-des-armees-20230120 |title=Macron présente une loi de programmation militaire 2024–30 de «transformation des armées» |newspaper=Le Figaro |date=20 January 2023 |language=fr |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815140610/https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/macron-presente-une-loi-de-programmation-militaire-2024-30-de-transformation-des-armees-20230120 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/emploi/metiers/armee-et-securite/que-contient-la-nouvelle-loi-de-programmation-militaire-en-passe-d-etre-adoptee-par-le-parlement_5947694.html |title=Que contient la nouvelle loi de programmation militaire, adoptée par le Parlement ? |newspaper=France info |date=13 July 2023 |language=fr |access-date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730143131/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/emploi/metiers/armee-et-securite/que-contient-la-nouvelle-loi-de-programmation-militaire-en-passe-d-etre-adoptee-par-le-parlement_5947694.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Immigration policy====
In February 2023, Macron's government introduced an immigration and asylum bill aimed at removing deportation safeguards, fast-tracking asylum application process and immigration litigation, while also facilitating legalization of undocumented workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d-espagne-le-projet-de-loi-sur-l-immigration-rassemble-la-gauche-et-la-droite-contre-macron|title=The immigration bill unites left and right against Macron|newspaper=Courrier international|date=2 February 2023|language=fr|access-date=24 August 2023|archive-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824200530/https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/vu-d-espagne-le-projet-de-loi-sur-l-immigration-rassemble-la-gauche-et-la-droite-contre-macron|url-status=live}}</ref> His government later pulled the draft legislation amid fears of defeat in Parliament, instead planning to hold talks with the centre-right [[The Republicans (France)|LR]] party before reintroducing the bill in the autumn.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230426-french-pm-delays-immigration-bill-due-to-lack-of-parliamentary-majority|title=French PM delays immigration bill due to lack of parliamentary majority|newspaper=France 24|date=26 April 2023|access-date=24 August 2023|archive-date=24 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824202031/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230426-french-pm-delays-immigration-bill-due-to-lack-of-parliamentary-majority|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2023, in a lengthy interview with weekly magazine ''[[Le Point]]'', Macron said that France "must significantly reduce immigration, starting with illegal immigration" because the "current situation is not sustainable".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/emmanuel-macron-veut-reduire-significativement-limmigration-23-08-2023-LUXMT7SIK5E2JGHO74MZ55DM6Y.php |title=Emmanuel Macron wants to " significantly reduce immigration " |newspaper=Le Parisien |date=23 August 2023 |language=fr |access-date=24 August 2023 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824200529/https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/emmanuel-macron-veut-reduire-significativement-limmigration-23-08-2023-LUXMT7SIK5E2JGHO74MZ55DM6Y.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 11 December 2023, the "flagship" immigration bill introduced by Macron's government was unexpectedly defeated after the narrow passage of a [[motion (parliamentary procedure)|motion for preliminary dismissal]] in the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231211-french-parliament-rejects-macron-s-immigration-bill-in-surprise-vote|title=French parliament rejects Macron's immigration bill in surprise vote|newspaper=France 24|date=11 December 2023|language=en|access-date=12 December 2023|archive-date=12 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212011554/https://www.france24.com/en/france/20231211-french-parliament-rejects-macron-s-immigration-bill-in-surprise-vote|url-status=live}}</ref> Political commentators and news media described the vote as a "spectacular debacle", eventually sparking a major political crisis for Macron's minority administration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-gerald-darmanin-immigration-bill-defeat/|title='End of reign': Macron faces ungovernable France after shock immigration loss|newspaper=Politico|date=12 December 2023|language=en|access-date=13 December 2023|archive-date=13 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213121049/https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-gerald-darmanin-immigration-bill-defeat/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In an effort to salvage the bill, Macron's government sent the draft legislation to a [[joint committee (legislative)|joint parliamentary committee]]: it resulted in a deal with the conservative-controlled [[French Senate|Senate]] on a drastically hardened bill. On 19 December 2023, the French Parliament passed the piece of legislation thanks to support from the conservative [[The Republicans (France)|LR]] and far-right [[National Rally|RN]] parliamentary groups and in spite of a major rebellion from Macron's own coalition and ministers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-lawmakers-seek-deal-tougher-migration-bill-2023-12-19/|title=Tougher French immigration bill passes, Macron's parliament majority wobbles|newspaper=Reuters|date=20 December 2023|language=en|access-date=19 December 2023|archive-date=19 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219113024/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-lawmakers-seek-deal-tougher-migration-bill-2023-12-19/|url-status=live}}</ref> Health Minister [[Aurélien Rousseau]], whom Macron had appointed to the government only 6 months earlier, resigned shortly after the vote.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/12/20/french-health-minister-resigns-over-macron-s-controversial-immigration-law_6360773_7.html#:~:text=Government%20spokesperson%20Olivier%20Véran%20said,territorial%20organization%20and%20health%20professions.|title=French health minister resigns over Macron's controversial immigration law|newspaper=Le Monde|date=20 December 2023|language=en|access-date=22 December 2023|archive-date=22 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222123022/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/12/20/french-health-minister-resigns-over-macron-s-controversial-immigration-law_6360773_7.html#:~:text=Government%20spokesperson%20Olivier%20Véran%20said,territorial%20organization%20and%20health%20professions.|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Constitutional reform====
On the 65th anniversary of the [[Constitution of the French Fifth Republic|French Constitution]] on 4 October 2023, Macron unveiled avenues for constitutional reform: broadening the scope and relaxing rules for referendums; enshrining the right to abortion and climate protection in the Constitution; stepping up the level of [[Decentralisation in France|territorial devolution]]; giving some form of political autonomy to [[Corsica]] and [[New Caledonia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231004-france-s-macron-promises-more-referendums |title=France's Macron promises more referendums |newspaper=France 24 (with AFP) |date=4 October 2023 |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=8 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008114235/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231004-france-s-macron-promises-more-referendums |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 4 March 2024, a [[Congress of the French Parliament|joint session of the French Parliament]] passed a constitutional amendment supported by Macron to protect abortion as a 'guaranteed freedom' in the Constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2024 |title=France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right in historic vote |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240304-france-to-enshrine-abortion-rights-in-country-s-constitution |access-date=16 March 2024 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref> It represented the first constitutional reform since 2008 and the first since Macron took office in 2017.

====Attal government====
{{Main article|Attal government}}
In January 2024, in the wake of the [[2023-2024 French government crisis|government crisis]] produced by the passage of the 'controversial' immigration bill, Macron requested Prime minister Élisabeth Borne to resign and subsequently replaced her by Education minister [[Gabriel Attal]], making him both the youngest head of government in French history and the first openly gay man ever to hold the job.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-french-reshuffle-gabriel-attal-prime-minister/|title=Macron appoints rising star as PM, leaves presidential hopefuls stunned|newspaper=Politico|date=9 January 2024|language=en|access-date=10 January 2024|archive-date=10 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110123815/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-french-reshuffle-gabriel-attal-prime-minister/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The new Attal cabinet was widely described as the most right-leaning government since the start of the [[Presidency of Emmanuel Macron|Macron Presidency]]: out of the 14 Cabinet ministers appointed on 11 January 2024 by Macron and Attal, 57% are former members of the conservative [[The Republicans (France)|UMP/LR]] party, while prominent left-leaning ministers of the outgoing Borne government were sacked, moves described as indicating a notable tilt to the right.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 January 2023 |title=The reshuffle seen by the "left wing" of the macronie: "It's no longer pragmatism, it's prostitution"|url=https://www.liberation.fr/politique/le-remaniement-vu-par-laile-gauche-de-la-macronie-ce-nest-plus-du-pragmatisme-cest-de-la-prostitution-20240112_23I3CRTBTNCABIFGTHUEUCZY7U/|access-date=12 January 2024|work=Libération|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=11 January 2023|title=Attal government: macronism shifts to the right|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/emmanuel-macron-president/gouvernement-attal-le-macronisme-vire-a-droite-2045871|access-date=12 January 2024|work=Les Échos|language=fr|archive-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112140803/https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/emmanuel-macron-president/gouvernement-attal-le-macronisme-vire-a-droite-2045871|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Economy====
In February 2024, amid slowing economic growth and disappointing unemployment figures, Macron's government unveiled €10 billion in emergency spending cuts to hold to its 2024 deficit goal.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 February 2024|title=France unveils €10 billion budget cuts as growth slows|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/02/22/france-announces-10-billion-euro-budget-cuts-as-growth-slows_6548218_7.html|access-date=21 March 2024|work=Le Monde|language=en}}</ref>

A month later, Macron convened a 'crisis meeting' to discuss the state of France's public finances amid reports showing that the government had heavily missed its 2023 fiscal targets, with a bigger-than-forecasted deficit, putting the country's credit rating at risk of downgrade.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 March 2024|title=Crisis meeting around Emmanuel Macron to talk about poor polls and finances in the red|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2024/03/21/a-moins-de-trois-mois-des-europeennes-emmanuel-macron-pris-dans-la-nasse-du-deficit-public_6223185_823448.html|access-date=21 March 2024|work=Le Monde|language=fr}}</ref>

===2024 snap legislative election===
{{Main article|2024 French legislative election}}

On 9 June 2024, following the results of the [[2024 European Parliament elections]] in which his centrist grouping received only 14.6% of the votes, finishing nearly 17 points behind Le Pen's RN party, Macron unexpectedly dissolved the National Assembly and called for an [[Snap election|early]] legislative election to be held on 30 June and 7 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 June 2024|title=France's Macron Dissolves National Assembly After Le Pen Victory in European Vote|url=https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/frances-macron-dissolves-national-assembly-after-le-pen-victory-in-european-elections-ff76fbac|access-date=11 June 2024|work=The Wall Street Journal|language=fr}}</ref>

In the first round of the election, on 30 June, Macron's grouping received only 20.04% of the votes nationwide, placing third well behind the hard-right [[National Rally|RN]] (33.15%) and the left-wing [[New Popular Front|NFP]] alliance (27.99%), which constituted the worst electoral performance for a governing coalition in a general election since the start of the modern French Republic in 1870.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 July 2024|title=LÉGISLATIVES 2024 : LES RÉSULTATS DÉFINITIFS DU 1ER TOUR, LE RN ET SES ALLIÉS EN TÊTE, PARTICIPATION EN FORTE HAUSSE|url=https://lcp.fr/actualites/legislatives-2024-les-resultats-definitifs-du-1er-tour-le-rn-et-ses-allies-en-tete|access-date=1 July 2024|work=LCP Assemblée Nationale|language=fr}}</ref> Exit polls released shortly after 8pm on 30 June suggested the RN-led alliance was on course to win either a plurality of seats or an outright majority in the second round, while Macron's coalition was set to lose at least half of the seats it won in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 June 2024|title=Legislative election: the RN could win an absolute majority according to certain projections|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/elections/sondages/legislatives-le-rn-pourrait-obtenir-une-majorite-absolue-selon-certaines-projections-6616345.php|access-date=1 July 2024|work=Le Télégramme|language=fr}}</ref>

In the second round, on 7 July, Macron was handed another hung parliament with the left-wing coalition unexpectedly winning a plurality of seats though 90 to 100 seats short of an overall majority, leaving the left theoretically unable to form a government on its own. Macron's grouping lost both 86 seats and its status as the largest parliamentary bloc while the RN-led alliance, though dramatically underperforming the polls, still managed to make significant gains, eventually becoming the largest single party in the new National Assembly. The results presented unprecedented potential for political crisis and parliamentary gridlock.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 July 2024|title=French elections: Left wins most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/07/07/french-elections-left-projected-to-win-most-seats-ahead-of-macron-s-coalition-and-far-right_6676978_7.html|access-date=8 July 2024|work=Le Monde|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:2024 French Parliamentary Election Seats.svg|thumb|right|230px|17th National Assembly of France, elected in 2024.]]

Shortly after exit polls were released on the night of 7 July, Macron's Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, announced he would tender his resignation to the President. The following day, Macron refused Attal's resignation, instead asking him to stay on until a new government can be formed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 July 2024|title=Macron asks Gabriel Attal to remain as prime minister 'for time being'|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20240707-france-begins-pivotal-runoff-elections-that-could-propel-the-far-right-to-power|access-date=8 July 2024|work=RFI|language=en}}</ref>

On 27 August, Macron refused to appoint NFP-designate [[Lucie Castets]] as prime minister.<ref>{{cite news|title=Political chaos in France after Macron refuses to name PM from leftwing coalition|newspaper=The Guardian |date=26 August 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/26/chaos-in-france-after-macron-refuses-to-name-prime-minister-from-leftwing-coalition |last1=Willsher |first1=Kim }}</ref>

After holding talks with leaders from parties represented in Parliament in an effort to find a working majority, Macron appointed conservative figure [[Michel Barnier]] as Prime Minister on 5 September and invited him to form a "unity government". Barnier's appointment was seen as a growing sign of Le Pen's influence on French politics since she had previously blocked the appointment of [[Xavier Bertrand]], another conservative figure seen as a serious contender for the premiership.<ref>{{cite web|title=Macron appoints Michel Barnier as new PM, hoping to end political impasse|date=5 September 2024 |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-appoints-michel-barnier-new-prime-minister/}}</ref>

====Vote of no-confidence in the Barnier government====
In early December 2024, Prime Minister Michel Barnier resorted to Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2025 Social Security budget without parliamentary approval. In response to Barnier's move, the National Assembly passed a vote of no confidence on 4 December, effectively bringing down the government Barnier resigned, but Macron vowed to stay in office until the end of his term.<ref>{{Cite news |title=France's Prime Minister Loses No-Confidence Vote and Is Expected to Resign|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/world/europe/france-no-confidence-barnier.html|date=2024-12-04 |language=fr |work=NYT}}</ref> It was the first French cabinet to be toppled by Parliament since 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Moment of big opportunity and high risk for Marine Le Pen |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86w9n705z8o |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Macron addressed the country on 5 December. He accepted the resignation of Barnier and vowed to remain in office until the end of his term. He blamed alliance of 'extreme left and extreme right' for collapse of French government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=Macron blames alliance of 'extreme left and extreme right' for fall of French government |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241205-macron-to-address-nation-following-pm-barnier-resignation-political-crisis |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=[[FRANCE 24]] |language=en}}</ref>

===External affairs===
[[File:Meloni and Macron 2022.jpg|thumb|Macron with Italian Prime Minister [[Giorgia Meloni]] in October 2022]]
[[File:P060812-622679.jpg|thumb|Macron, President of the European Commission [[Ursula von der Leyen]] and Chinese President [[Xi Jinping]] at the [[2023 France–China Summit]]]]
On 16 June 2022, Macron visited Ukraine alongside German Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] and Italy's Prime Minister [[Mario Draghi]]. He met with Ukraine's President [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] and expressed "European Unity" for Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2022 |title=Macron, Scholz and Draghi arrive in Kyiv for historic visit |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-scholz-draghi-kyiv-visit-zelenskyy-ukraine/ |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=Politico |language=en-US |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616055810/https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-scholz-draghi-kyiv-visit-zelenskyy-ukraine/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=Draghi, Scholz e Macron arrivano a Kiev. Prima tappa a Irpin |url=https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2022/06/16/news/ucraina_draghi_macron_scholz_kiev_visita_viaggio_guerra-354107572/ |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=la Repubblica |language=it |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616014802/https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2022/06/16/news/ucraina_draghi_macron_scholz_kiev_visita_viaggio_guerra-354107572/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He said that the nations that remained [[Non-Aligned Movement|neutral]] in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] made a historic mistake and were complicit in the [[New Imperialism|new imperialism]].<ref>{{cite news |title=French President Macron tells Jake Tapper Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a "post Covid-19 consequence" and countries that do not align with Ukraine are complicit in a new wave of imperialism |url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/09/22/tl-4p-macron-pt1-jake-tapper.cnn |work=CNN |date=22 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928160438/https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2022/09/22/tl-4p-macron-pt1-jake-tapper.cnn |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:20.05.2023 - Encontro com o Presidente da República Francesa, Emmanuel Macron (52912156553).jpg|thumb|Macron with Brazilian President [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] in May 2023]]
In September 2022, Macron criticized the United States, [[Norway]] and other "friendly" [[List of countries by natural gas exports|natural gas supplier states]] for the extremely high prices of their supplies,<ref>{{cite news |title=Macron Pledges to Talk Tough on Gas When G-7 Meets |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/macron-pledges-to-talk-tough-on-gas-with-us-when-g-7-meets |work=Bloomberg |date=6 September 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009004957/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/macron-pledges-to-talk-tough-on-gas-with-us-when-g-7-meets |url-status=live }}</ref> saying in October 2022 that Europeans are "paying four times more than the price you sell to your industry. That is not exactly the meaning of friendship."<ref>{{cite news |title=Macron Accuses US of Trade 'Double Standard' Amid Energy Crunch |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-21/macron-accuses-us-of-trade-double-standard-amid-energy-crunch |work=Bloomberg |date=21 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022010743/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-21/macron-accuses-us-of-trade-double-standard-amid-energy-crunch |url-status=live }}</ref>

Macron and his wife attended the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II]] in Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 September 2022, and the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla|coronation of King Charles III]] the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Funérailles d'Elizabeth II : Emmanuel Macron rend un dernier hommage à la reine |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/usa/joe-biden/funerailles-d-elizabeth-ii-emmanuel-macron-rend-un-dernier-hommage-a-la-reine_5369542.html |access-date=24 December 2023 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR |archive-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224172438/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/usa/joe-biden/funerailles-d-elizabeth-ii-emmanuel-macron-rend-un-dernier-hommage-a-la-reine_5369542.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Grylls |first=George |date=24 December 2023 |title=Bien sûr! President Macron will be at King's coronation |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bien-sur-president-macron-will-be-at-coronation-v2fnflmv8 |access-date=24 December 2023 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224172438/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bien-sur-president-macron-will-be-at-coronation-v2fnflmv8 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 23 October 2022, Macron became the first foreign leader to meet new Italian Prime Minister [[Giorgia Meloni]], just a day after she and her [[Meloni government|ministers]] were sworn into office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Macron meets Meloni on her first day in office |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/10/23/macron-meets-meloni-on-her-first-day-of-office_6001494_4.html |work=Le Monde |date=23 October 2022 |access-date=21 June 2023 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621112523/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/10/23/macron-meets-meloni-on-her-first-day-of-office_6001494_4.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

During a [[2023 France-China Summit|summit to China]] with European Commission President [[Ursula von der Leyen]], which included a formal meeting with [[Xi Jinping]], the [[General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party]] and [[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]], Macron called for Europe to reduce its dependence on the [[United States]] in general and to stay neutral and avoid being drawn into any possible confrontation between the U.S. and [[China]] over [[Taiwan]]. Speaking after a three-day state visit to China, Macron emphasised his theory of [[strategic autonomy]], suggesting that Europe could become a "[[Potential superpower#European Union|third superpower]]". He argued that Europe should focus on boosting its own defence industries and additionally reduce its dependence on the [[United States dollar]] (USD).<ref name=peuja>{{cite web |last1=Anderlini |first1=Jamil |last2=Caulcutt |first2=Clea |title=Europe must resist pressure to become 'America's followers,' says Macron |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-china-america-pressure-interview/ |website=politico.eu |date=9 April 2023 |publisher=POLITICO |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409235622/https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-china-america-pressure-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in a follow-up speech in [[The Hague]] to further outline his vision of strategic autonomy for Europe.<ref name="f24out">{{cite news |title=Macron outlines vision for 'European sovereignty' at a Hague speech disrupted by hecklers |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230411-president-macron-to-visit-netherlands-amid-row-over-china-comments |agency=AFP |publisher=FRANCE 24 |date=11 April 2023 |access-date=31 May 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531170024/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230411-president-macron-to-visit-netherlands-amid-row-over-china-comments |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 June 2023, a report by the [[Pan-European identity|pan-European]] [[think tank]] [[European Council on Foreign Relations]] (ECFR) found that most Europeans agree with Macron's views on China and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanke Vela |first1=Jakob |last2=Camut |first2=Nicolas |title=Most Europeans agree with Macron on China and US, report shows |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/74-percent-of-europeans-agree-with-french-president-emmanuel-macron-on-china-us-defense-report-shows/ |website=politico.eu |publisher=Politico |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608023631/https://www.politico.eu/article/74-percent-of-europeans-agree-with-french-president-emmanuel-macron-on-china-us-defense-report-shows/ |archive-date=8 June 2023 |language=en |date=7 June 2023}}</ref>

In February 2023, he welcomed Ethiopian Prime Minister [[Abiy Ahmed]] in Paris to normalize relations between France and [[Ethiopia]], strained by the [[Tigray War]] between the Ethiopian government and [[Tigray Region|Tigray]] rebels.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethiopia's prime minister wants Paris to invest |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2023/02/08/ethiopia-s-prime-minister-wants-paris-to-invest_6014945_124.html |work=Le Monde |date=8 February 2023 |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723002239/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2023/02/08/ethiopia-s-prime-minister-wants-paris-to-invest_6014945_124.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Prime minister Rishi Sunak attends the NATO Summit in Lithunia (53041237495).jpg|thumb|Macron at the [[2023 Vilnius summit|NATO Summit in Vilnius]] on 12 July 2023]]
On 31 May 2023 Macron visited the GLOBSEC forum in Bratislava, where he again delivered a speech on European sovereignty.<ref name="f24slv">{{cite news |title=REPLAY – En Slovaquie, Emmanuel Macron s'adresse aux Européens de l'Est • FRANCE 24 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdkwDD0x7A |publisher=FRANCE 24 |date=31 May 2023 |access-date=31 May 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531170542/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdkwDD0x7A |url-status=live }}</ref> During the question and answer session that followed the Bratislava speech,<ref>misrepresented by Patrick Wintour of the Guardian as having occurred in Moldova at "an EU leaders conference"</ref> he said that negotiating with Putin may have to take priority over any war crimes tribunal which some others, including Zelensky, wish to see.<ref name="pwput">{{cite news |last1=Wintour |first1=Patrick |title=Negotiating with Putin may have to take priority over war crimes trial, says Macron |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/31/macron-to-call-for-european-strategic-awakening-after-ukraine-invasion|work=The Guardian |date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531042409/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/31/macron-to-call-for-european-strategic-awakening-after-ukraine-invasion |archive-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

On 12 June 2023, Macron promised to deliver more ammunition, weapons and armed vehicles to help Ukrainian forces with the ongoing [[2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive|counter-offensive]] to liberate Russian-[[Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts|occupied]] southeastern [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=France to intensify arms delivery to help Ukraine counter-offensive |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-intensify-arms-delivery-help-ukraine-counter-offensive-macron-2023-06-12/ |work=Reuters |date=12 June 2023 |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=25 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725052640/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-intensify-arms-delivery-help-ukraine-counter-offensive-macron-2023-06-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2023 Vilnius summit|NATO Summit in Vilnius]], he promised to supply Ukraine with [[Storm Shadow|Scalp long-range cruise missiles]] to hit Russian targets deep behind the front lines.<ref>{{cite news |title=France to send SCALP long-range missiles to Ukraine |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/07/11/france-to-send-scalp-long-range-missiles-to-ukraine_6049285_4.html |work=Le Monde |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=14 July 2023 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714141456/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/07/11/france-to-send-scalp-long-range-missiles-to-ukraine_6049285_4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 November 2023, he said that what Russia is doing in Ukraine is "imperialism and colonialism" and it was the "duty" of France and other countries to help Ukraine defend itself, but added that maybe the time will come to hold fair [[Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine|peace negotiations]] and find a solution with Russia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Macron calls on Israel to stop killing Gaza's women and babies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67356581 |first1=Katya |last1=Adler |first2=Toby |last2=Luckhurst |work=BBC News |date=11 November 2023 |access-date=11 November 2023 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111090738/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67356581 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Isaac Herzog in Beit HaNassi, October 2023 (ABG 7050).jpg|thumb|Macron with Israeli President [[Isaac Herzog]] in Jerusalem, Israel, 24 October 2023]]
In June 2023 Macron hosted a global climate finance conference described by many as the new [[Bretton Woods Conference]]. The purpose is to adjust the global economy to the contemporary threats of [[climate change]] and hunger. One of the propositions is to offer low income countries aid instead of credit so they can use their resources for stopping climate change and poverty instead of debt payments. Macron supported the idea, but a climate activist from Uganda remarked that the promises were meaningless if at the same time Macron supported projects like the [[East African Crude Oil Pipeline]], a major threat to the climate and to the drinking water of 40 million people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Porter |first1=Catherine |title=Countries on Front Lines of Climate Change Seek New Lifeline in Paris |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/europe/paris-climate-economy-conference.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 June 2023 |agency=The New York Times |date=22 June 2023 |archive-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623011616/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/europe/paris-climate-economy-conference.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the summit Macron proposed an [[International taxation|international taxation system]] and [[debt restructuring]] but stressed it can have an effect only with [[international cooperation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Exclusive: Macron calls for international taxation system in push for climate solidarity |url=https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-interview/20230623-live-watch-our-exclusive-interview-with-france-s-macron-on-climate-solidarity |access-date=10 July 2023 |agency=France24 |date=23 June 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710081614/https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/the-interview/20230623-live-watch-our-exclusive-interview-with-france-s-macron-on-climate-solidarity |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, Macron postponed his planned state visit to Germany due to the ongoing [[Nahel M. riots]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Émeutes: Emmanuel Macron reporte sa visite d'état en Allemagne |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/elysee/emeutes-en-france-emmanuel-macron-reporte-sa-visite-d-etat-en-allemagne_AN-202307010272.html |publisher=BFMTV (with AFP) |language=fr |date=1 July 2023 |access-date=1 July 2023 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701125210/https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/elysee/emeutes-en-france-emmanuel-macron-reporte-sa-visite-d-etat-en-allemagne_AN-202307010272.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2023, Macron condemned [[Hamas]]'s actions during the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hamas war]] and expressed his support to [[Israel]] and its right to self-defense.<ref>{{cite news |title=Macron Urges French Unity in Response to Hamas Attack, Israeli Airstrikes |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip/card/macron-urges-french-unity-in-response-to-hamas-attack-israeli-strikes-QkBi9GLnbPOsPpwTaJXH |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=14 October 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018022212/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip/card/macron-urges-french-unity-in-response-to-hamas-attack-israeli-strikes-QkBi9GLnbPOsPpwTaJXH |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Alain Gresh: 'Macron's party has a strong anti-Palestinian position' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/18/alain-gresh-macrons-party-has-a-strong-anti-palestinian-position |work=Al Jazeera |date=18 October 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022020204/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/18/alain-gresh-macrons-party-has-a-strong-anti-palestinian-position |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 November 2023, he called for a ceasefire and urged Israel to stop [[War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war|bombing Gaza and killing civilians]].<ref>{{cite news |date=10 November 2023 |title=Macron says 'no justification' for bombing civilians as he calls for Gaza ceasefire |work=The Guardian |agency=Agence France-Presse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/10/macron-says-no-justification-for-bombing-civilians-as-he-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire |issn=1756-3224 |access-date=11 November 2023 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111080049/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/10/macron-says-no-justification-for-bombing-civilians-as-he-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2024, during a meeting with other European states, Macron generated controversy by suggesting [[Ukraine–NATO relations|sending ground troops to Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nato allies reject Emmanuel Macron idea of troops to Ukraine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68417223 |work=BBC News |date=28 January 2024}}</ref> On 28 May 2024, Macron gave Ukraine permission to use [[SCALP EG]] missiles against targets on Russian soil. Such usage was instructed to be limited "to neutralize military sites from which missiles are being fired, military sites from which Ukraine is being attacked".<ref>{{cite news |title=EU pushing to boost military aid to Ukraine |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/macron-permits-ukraine-to-use-french-missiles-to-strike-inside-russia/ar-BB1ndhNf |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=The Washington Post| website=MSN|author=Stacy Meichtry|author2= Bertrand Benoit}}</ref>

==Controversies==
===Uber Files===
{{Main|Uber Files}}

On 10 July 2022, ''[[The Guardian]]'' revealed that Macron had assisted Uber in lobbying during his term as the Minister of Economics and Industry,<ref name="GuardianUberFiles">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Paul |last2=Davies |first2=Harry |last3=O'Carroll |first3=Lisa |last4=Goodley |first4=Simon |last5=Lawrence |first5=Felicity |date=10 July 2022 |title=Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813081826/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/10/uber-files-leak-reveals-global-lobbying-campaign |url-status=live }}</ref> leading to calls from opposition lawmakers for a parliamentary inquiry.<ref name="UberFilesInquiryCalls">{{cite news |last1=Rankin |first1=Jennifer |last2=Chrisafis |first2=Angelique |title='A state scandal': calls for inquiry into Macron's links to Uber lobbying |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/11/uber-files-france-calls-for-inquiry-into-emmanuel-macron-links-to-lobbying |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712111420/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/11/uber-files-france-calls-for-inquiry-into-emmanuel-macron-links-to-lobbying |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="UberDefence">{{cite news |last1=Chrisafis |first1=Angelique |title=Emmanuel Macron 'proud' of supporting Uber's lobbying drive in France |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/12/emmanuel-macron-proud-of-supporting-ubers-lobbying-drive-in-france |access-date=15 July 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714225607/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/12/emmanuel-macron-proud-of-supporting-ubers-lobbying-drive-in-france |url-status=live }}</ref> In his own defence, Macron expressed that he "did his job" and that he would "do it again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow".<ref name="UberDefence" /> He stated, "I'm proud of it".<ref name="UberDefence" />

==Political positions==
{{Main|Political positions of Emmanuel Macron}}

==Co-prince of Andorra==
As president of France, Macron also serves ''ex officio'' as one of the two [[Co-Prince of Andorra|co-princes]] of [[Andorra]]. His chief of staff [[Patrick Strzoda]] serves as his representative in this capacity. [[Joan Enric Vives i Sicília]], appointed as the current [[Bishop of Urgell]] on 12 May 2003, serves as Macron's co-prince. Macron swore the [[Constitution of Andorra]] through Strzoda in an act that took place on 15 June 2017 in [[Casa de la Vall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/06/15/radio_ser_principat_d_andorra/1497535100_769916.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108185028/https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/06/15/radio_ser_principat_d_andorra/1497535100_769916.html|url-status=dead|title=Macron promet la Constitució a través del seu representant a Casa de la Vall|archivedate=8 November 2023}}</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Andorran government asked France for economic aid, but Macron refused, arguing that the [[Bank of France]] could not offer loans to another country without the approval of the [[European Central Bank]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 May 2020 |title=Coronavirus: Face à la crise, l'Andorre demande de l'aide à la France, qui lui envoie une fin de non-recevoir |work=[[L'Indépendant (Pyrénées-Orientales)|L'Indépendant]] |url=https://www.lindependant.fr/2020/05/14/coronavirus-face-a-la-crise-landorre-demande-de-laide-a-la-france-qui-lui-envoie-une-fin-de-non-recevoir,8887922.php |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117083715/https://www.lindependant.fr/2020/05/14/coronavirus-face-a-la-crise-landorre-demande-de-laide-a-la-france-qui-lui-envoie-une-fin-de-non-recevoir,8887922.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Emmanuel et Brigitte Macron (cropped).jpg|thumb|Emmanuel Macron and his wife [[Brigitte Macron|Brigitte]] in 2017]]
Macron is married to [[Brigitte Macron|Brigitte Trogneux]],<ref>[http://www.leparisien.fr/laparisienne/actu-people/personnalites/video-les-images-du-mariage-d-emmanuel-macron-et-de-brigitte-trogneux-diffusees-22-11-2016-6360852.php VIDEO. Les images du mariage d'Emmanuel Macron et de Brigitte Trogneux, diffusées] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209190109/http://www.leparisien.fr/laparisienne/actu-people/personnalites/video-les-images-du-mariage-d-emmanuel-macron-et-de-brigitte-trogneux-diffusees-22-11-2016-6360852.php |date=9 February 2018 }}. ''Le Parisien'' {{in lang|fr}}(22 November 2016).</ref> a former teacher close to 25 years his senior,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/sex-and-the-french-elections.html|title=Sex and the French Elections|work=The New York Times|date=2 February 2017|access-date=24 April 2017|first=Pamela|last=Druckerman|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812082358/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/sex-and-the-french-elections.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and his former La Providence high school teacher in Amiens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/politics/e0016900/emmanuel_macron_e01690000000000.htm|title=Emmanuel Macron – The new French minister of the economy|website=Cosmopolis|date=27 August 2014|access-date=27 August 2014|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608051014/https://cosmopolis.ch/emmanuel-macron/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = "Atlantic">{{cite news|url = https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/02/macron-economics/515919/|title = Emmanuel Macron's Unexpected Shot at the French Presidency|work = [[The Atlantic]]|last = Serhan|first = Yasmeen|date = 8 February 2017|access-date = 8 February 2017|archive-date = 4 July 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180704123336/https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/02/macron-economics/515919/|url-status = live}}</ref> They met during a theatre workshop that she was giving when he was a 15-year-old student and she was a 39-year-old teacher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/emmanuel-macron-frances-enigmatic-aspirant/news-story/724b43697a1ab5884d767e1abf142954|title=Emmanuel Macron Enigmatic Aspirant|website=The Australian|url-access=subscription|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="internaute">{{cite news|url=http://www.linternaute.com/actualite/personnalites/1199177-brigitte-macron-trogneux-le-role-essentiel-de-la-femme-d-emmanuel-macron/|work=Linternaute|title=Brigitte Macron – Trogneux: le rôle essentiel de la femme d'Emmanuel Macron|language=fr|access-date=27 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042519/http://www.linternaute.com/actualite/personnalites/1199177-brigitte-macron-trogneux-le-role-essentiel-de-la-femme-d-emmanuel-macron/|url-status=live}}</ref> His parents initially attempted to separate the couple by sending him away to Paris to finish the final year of his schooling, as they felt his youth made this relationship inappropriate.<ref name="Chrisafis" /><ref name="internaute" /> The couple reunited after Macron graduated, and were married in 2007.<ref name="internaute" /> She has three children from a previous marriage; he has no children of his own.<ref name="Washington Examiner">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/emmanuel-macron-and-the-barren-elite-of-a-changing-continent |title=Emmanuel Macron and the Barren Elite of a Changing Continent |work=Washington Examiner |date=14 May 2017 |access-date=23 June 2018 |archive-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624040008/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/emmanuel-macron-and-the-barren-elite-of-a-changing-continent |url-status=live }}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=August 2023}} Her role in Macron's 2017 presidential campaign has been considered pivotal, with close Macron allies stating that Brigitte Macron helped him to develop skills like public speaking.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FRANCE 24 English|title=Macron, one year on: What's changed in France?|via=[[YouTube]]|date=4 May 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZlj2MLjjN4|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=7 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707233708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZlj2MLjjN4&source=twitter|url-status=live}}</ref>

His [[best man]] was [[Henry Hermand]] (1924–2016), a businessman who loaned €550,000 to Macron for the purchase of his first apartment in Paris when he was Inspector of Finances. Hermand also let Macron use some of his offices on the [[Champs Élysées|Avenue des Champs Élysées]] in Paris for his movement En Marche.<ref name="lemondeobit">{{cite news|last1=Bacqué|first1=Raphaëlle|title=Henry Hermand, acteur de la deuxième gauche et mentor d'Emmanuel Macron, est mort|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2016/11/06/henry-hermand-mentor-de-macron-est-mort_5026284_3382.html|access-date=28 April 2017|work=Le Monde|date=6 November 2011|quote=Il avait enfin aidé Emmanuel Macron, personnellement d'abord par un prêt de 550 000 euros afin que le jeune inspecteur des finances acquière son premier appartement parisien, puis politiquement en abritant récemment dans ses bureaux les premiers militants d'En marche, l'association qui œuvre aujourd'hui à la candidature de l'ancien ministre de l'économie.|archive-date=16 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416192629/http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2016/11/06/henry-hermand-mentor-de-macron-est-mort_5026284_3382.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="libeobit">{{cite news|last1=Raulin|first1=Nathalie|title=Décès de Henry Hermand, le bienfaiteur de Macron|url=https://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/11/07/deces-de-henry-hermand-le-bienfaiteur-de-macron_1526717|access-date=28 April 2017|work=Libération|date=7 November 2016|quote=Quelques années plus tard, il accordera au jeune inspecteur des finances un prêt personnel de 550 000 euros pour financer l'achat de son premier appartement parisien. Enthousiasmé par le lancement d'En Marche, il héberge dans ses bureaux parisiens le mouvement naissant, avant que ce dernier ne déménage tour Montparnasse.}}</ref>

In the [[2002 French presidential election]], Macron voted for [[Souverainism|souverainist]] [[Jean-Pierre Chevènement]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Emmanuel Macron en marche vers l'Élysée|last=Prissette|first=Nicolas|publisher=Plon|year=2016|isbn=978-2-259-25153-2|location=France|page=240}}</ref> In 2007, Macron voted for [[Ségolène Royal]] in the second round of the [[2007 French presidential election|presidential election]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Emmanuel Macron, un jeune homme si parfait|last=Fulda|first=Anne|publisher=Plon|year=2017|page=193}}</ref> During the [[French Socialist Party presidential primary, 2011|Socialist Party primary in 2011]], Macron voiced his support for François Hollande.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2012/12/13/01002-20121213ARTFIG00586-emmanuel-macron-le-cerveau-droit-de-hollande.php|title=Emmanuel Macron: Le cerveau droit de Hollande|last=Fulda|first=Anne|date=13 December 2012|work=Le Figaro|access-date=2 August 2017|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802125036/http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2012/12/13/01002-20121213ARTFIG00586-emmanuel-macron-le-cerveau-droit-de-hollande.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macron plays the piano,<ref>{{cite news|title=In France, a Stark Debate and a Stark Choice|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/opinion/france-presidential-election-debate.html|access-date=21 June 2017|work=The New York Times|date=4 May 2017|archive-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521230141/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/opinion/france-presidential-election-debate.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and studied piano for ten years in his youth.<ref name="Neva Editions 2015, p.193" /> He especially enjoys the work of [[Robert Schumann]] and [[Franz Liszt]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tsioulcas|first1=Anastasia|title=Something You Didn't Know About Emmanuel Macron: He's A Pianist|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/09/527577050/something-you-didnt-know-about-emmanuel-macron-hes-a-pianist|access-date=21 June 2017|publisher=NPR|date=9 May 2017|archive-date=20 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620120001/http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/09/527577050/something-you-didnt-know-about-emmanuel-macron-hes-a-pianist|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=La Culture selon Emmanuel Macron. Grand entretien pour classiquenews|url=http://www.classiquenews.com/la-culture-selon-emmanuel-macron-grand-entretien-pour-classiquenews/|access-date=21 June 2017|work=Classique News|date=1 April 2017|language=fr|archive-date=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616120128/http://www.classiquenews.com/la-culture-selon-emmanuel-macron-grand-entretien-pour-classiquenews/|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron also skis,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/hautes-pyrenees/tarbes/bagneres-bigorre-emmanuel-macron-marche-terres-son-enfance-1232539.html|title=Pyrénées: Emmanuel Macron en marche sur les terres de son enfance|work=France 3 Occitanie|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806062027/http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/hautes-pyrenees/tarbes/bagneres-bigorre-emmanuel-macron-marche-terres-son-enfance-1232539.html|url-status=live}}</ref> plays tennis<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/tous-les-sports/stade-bleu-special-presidentielle-emmanuel-macron-parle-jo-2024-olympique-de-marseille-et-sport-amateur-1487935918|title=Stade Bleu Présidentiel: JO 2024, politique sportive, l'OM... ce qu'il faut retenir de l'interview d'Emmanuel Macron|date=24 February 2017|work=France Bleu|access-date=6 August 2017|language=fr-FR|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519175745/https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/tous-les-sports/stade-bleu-special-presidentielle-emmanuel-macron-parle-jo-2024-olympique-de-marseille-et-sport-amateur-1487935918|url-status=live}}</ref> and enjoys boxing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/10/emmanuel-macron-france-president|title=Emmanuel Macron: France's political prince eyeing the Elysée|last=Willsher|first=Kim|date=9 April 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 August 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In addition to his native French, Macron speaks fluent English.<ref>{{cite web|title=Emmanuel Macron interview (English): Getting "tough" on Brexit| date=14 February 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgjJc7RdJhg|via=YouTube|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616141930/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgjJc7RdJhg|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Emmanuel Macron: 'I'm not a naive optimist' BBC News| date=10 April 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcS8XhxtvLs|via=YouTube|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415144207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcS8XhxtvLs&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2017, a photojournalist was arrested and detained by the police for six hours after he entered the private residence where Macron was vacationing in [[Marseille]].<ref name="valeursactuellesporteplainte">{{cite news|title=Emmanuel Macron porte plainte pour "harcèlement"|url=https://www.valeursactuelles.com/politique/emmanuel-macron-porte-plainte-pour-harcelement-87561|access-date=15 August 2017|work=Valeurs actuelles|date=15 August 2017|archive-date=15 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815190256/https://www.valeursactuelles.com/politique/emmanuel-macron-porte-plainte-pour-harcelement-87561|url-status=live}}</ref> Macron subsequently filed a complaint for "harassment".<ref name="valeursactuellesporteplainte"/> In September 2017, he dropped the complaint "as a gesture of appeasement".<ref name="lexpansionmacronretiresaplainte">{{cite news|title=Macron retire sa plainte contre un photographe|url=http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/actualite-economique/macron-retire-sa-plainte-contre-un-photographe_1944018.html|access-date=17 September 2017|work=L'Expansion|date=15 September 2017}}</ref>

On 27 August 2017, Macron and his wife Brigitte adopted [[Nemo (dog)|Nemo]], a black Labrador Retriever-Griffon dog who lives with them in the Élysée Palace.<ref name="lefigunnouveauchienalelysee">{{cite news|last1=Quinault Maupoil|first1=Tristan|title=Un nouveau chien à l'Elysée: Nemo, adopté par les Macron à la SPA|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/insolites/2017/08/28/25007-20170828ARTFIG00099-un-nouveau-chien-a-l-elysee-nemo-adopte-par-les-macron-a-la-spa.php|access-date=3 September 2017|work=Le Figaro|date=28 August 2017|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903024118/http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/insolites/2017/08/28/25007-20170828ARTFIG00099-un-nouveau-chien-a-l-elysee-nemo-adopte-par-les-macron-a-la-spa.php|url-status=live}}</ref> As a schoolboy, Macron decided to be baptised as a Catholic. In June 2018, prior to meeting [[Pope Francis]], he identified himself as an [[Lapsed Catholic|agnostic Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=France's new president is a 'zombie Catholic' |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/36006/frances-new-president-is-a-zombie-catholic |agency=Catholic News Agency |language=en |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826213527/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/frances-new-president-is-a-zombie-catholic-41556 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=spotlight>{{cite news|url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20180625/meeting-with-pope-puts-macrons-religious-views-in-spotlight|title=Meeting with Pope puts Macron's religious views in spotlight|work=The Local|agency=AFP|date=25 June 2018|access-date=26 June 2018|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626111421/https://www.thelocal.fr/20180625/meeting-with-pope-puts-macrons-religious-views-in-spotlight|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year he agreed to become an honorary canon of [[St John Lateran]], the cathedral of Rome.<ref name=spotlight/>

[[File:2018 World Cup Final (2018-07-15) 02.jpg|thumb|320px|Macron celebrating France's victory over [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup Final|2018 World Cup final]] in Moscow, Russia|alt=]]
A fan of [[association football|football]], Macron is a supporter of French club [[Olympique de Marseille]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport24.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/2017/04/01/27001-20170401ARTFIG00138-emmanuel-macron-l-om-m-a-fait-rever-pleurer-vibrer.php|title=Emmanuel Macron: "OM made me dream, cry, vibrate"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402033710/http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/2017/04/01/27001-20170401ARTFIG00138-emmanuel-macron-l-om-m-a-fait-rever-pleurer-vibrer.php|archive-date=2 April 2017|access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref> During the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]], he attended the semi-final between [[France national football team|France]] and [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] with the Belgian [[Philippe of Belgium|King Philippe]] and [[Queen Mathilde]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-summit-belgium-soccer/france-were-lucky-belgian-pm-tells-macron-idUSKBN1K11XE|title='France were lucky,' Belgian PM tells Macron|date=11 July 2018|work=Reuters|access-date=17 July 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715173051/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-summit-belgium-soccer/france-were-lucky-belgian-pm-tells-macron-idUSKBN1K11XE|url-status=live}}</ref> and at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup Final|World Cup final]] against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], he sat and celebrated alongside Croatian president [[Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović]]. Macron received widespread media attention for his celebrations and his interactions with the Croatian president.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/5339540/world-cup-final/|title=Controversy, Joy and Politics: 5 Takeaways From the World Cup Final|last=Morrin|first=Siobhan|date=16 July 2018|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720041255/http://time.com/5339540/world-cup-final/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-worldcup-croatia-president/soaked-but-smiling-croatian-president-wins-admirers-at-world-cup-final-idUSKBN1K611O|title=Soaked but smiling, Croatian president wins admirers at World Cup...|date=15 July 2018|work=Reuters|access-date=17 July 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717041730/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-worldcup-croatia-president/soaked-but-smiling-croatian-president-wins-admirers-at-world-cup-final-idUSKBN1K611O|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/07/15/world/europe/ap-soc-wcup-france-macron.html|title=French President Macron Has Plenty of Fun at World Cup Final|agency=Associated Press|date=17 July 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=18 July 2018|language=en|archive-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721051009/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/07/15/world/europe/ap-soc-wcup-france-macron.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/30f36b54-89d0-11e8-bf9e-8771d5404543|title=Macron, Oprah and why we should embrace the hug|last=Ellison|first=Jo|date=16 July 2018|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|access-date=19 July 2018|archive-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721043814/https://www.ft.com/content/30f36b54-89d0-11e8-bf9e-8771d5404543|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/5339555/emmanuel-macron-france/|title=Emmanuel Macron Knows How to Celebrate a World Cup Victory|last=Hoffman|first=Ashley|date=18 July 2018|magazine=Time|language=en|access-date=20 July 2018|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720040916/http://time.com/5339555/emmanuel-macron-france/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours and decorations==
===National honours===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="text-align: center; | Ribbon bar !! Honour !! Date and comment
|-
| [[File:Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg|80px]]
| [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]] and [[Grand Cross]] of the National [[Chivalric order|Order]] of the [[Legion of Honour]]
| 14 May 2017 – automatic upon taking presidential office
|-
| [[File:Ordre national du Merite GC ribbon.svg|80px]]
| [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]] and [[Grand Cross]] of the [[National Order of Merit (France)|National Order of Merit]]
| 14 May 2017 – automatic upon taking presidential office
|}

=== Foreign honours ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!style="text-align: center;| Ribbon bar !! Country !! Honour !! Date
|-
| [[File:Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png|80px]] || {{flag|United Kingdom}} || Honorary Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]] || 5 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509625/2014_Honorary_Awards_-_Final_-_a.pdf|title=Honorary awards|year=2014|access-date=7 October 2017|archive-date=17 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017062540/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509625/2014_Honorary_Awards_-_Final_-_a.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:MEX Order of the Aztec Eagle 1Class BAR.png|80x80px]]
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|Sash of the [[Order of the Aztec Eagle]]
|22 September 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACUERDO por el que se otorga la Condecoración de la Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca |url=https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5453730&fecha=26/09/2016#gsc.tab=0 |website=DOF |publication-date= |access-date=14 February 2023 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201205609/https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5453730&fecha=26#gsc.tab=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[File:GRE Order Redeemer 1Class.svg|80px]] || {{flag|Greece}} || Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Redeemer]] || 7 September 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/world/2017/09/07/tight-security-in-athens-for-visit-of-france-s-macron.html|title=France's Macron calls for efforts to tackle climate change – Metro News|access-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907122606/http://www.metronews.ca/news/world/2017/09/07/tight-security-in-athens-for-visit-of-france-s-macron.html|archive-date=7 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Lebanese Order of Merit Grand Cordon.gif|80x80px]]
|{{flag|Lebanon}}
|Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit (Lebanon)|Order of Merit]]
|22 September 2017<ref name="Medal visible at the museum of the Legion of Honor" />
|-
| [[File:Order of the Republic (Tunisia) - ribbon bar.gif|80px]] || {{flag|Tunisia}} || Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Republic (Tunisia)|Order of the Republic]] of [[Tunisia]] || 31 January 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/23990-en-photos-les-moments-forts-de-la-visite-de-macron-a-tunis|title=En photos, les moments forts de la visite de Macron à Tunis|date=1 February 2018|access-date=1 February 2018|archive-date=1 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201135620/http://www.leaders.com.tn/article/23990-en-photos-les-moments-forts-de-la-visite-de-macron-a-tunis|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:SEN Order of the Lion - Grand Cross BAR.svg|80px]] || {{flag|Senegal}} || Grand Cross of the [[National Order of the Lion]] || 2 February 2018<ref name="Medal visible at the museum of the Legion of Honor" />
|-
|[[File:Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau ribbon.svg|80x80px]]
|{{flag|Luxembourg}}
|Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]]
|19 March 2018<ref name="Medal visible at the museum of the Legion of Honor" />
|-
| [[File:Order_of_the_Elephant_Ribbon_bar.svg|80px]] || {{flag|Denmark}} || Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] || 28 August 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer|title=Modtagere af danske dekorationer|website=kongehuset.dk|date=12 December 2017|access-date=5 May 2019|language=da|archive-date=12 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512015518/http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR.svg|80px]] || {{flag|Finland}} || Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland|Order of the White Rose]] with Collar || 29 August 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan suurristin ketjuineen ulkomaalaiset saajat |url=http://www.ritarikunnat.fi/index.php/fi/ritarikunnat/rekisterit/216-suomen-valkoisen-ruusun-ritarikunnan-suurristin-ketjuineen-saajat-ulkomaalaiset |website=ritarikunnat.fi |language=fi-fi |access-date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=28 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128013559/http://www.ritarikunnat.fi/index.php/fi/ritarikunnat/rekisterit/216-suomen-valkoisen-ruusun-ritarikunnan-suurristin-ketjuineen-saajat-ulkomaalaiset }}</ref>
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| [[File:Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea) - ribbon bar.svg|80px]] || {{flag|South Korea}} || Recipient of the [[Grand Order of Mugunghwa]] || 8 October 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=BTS becomes the youngest to receive Order of Cultural Merit |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/08/398_256678.html |website=[[The Korea Times]] |date=9 October 2018 |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118040303/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/08/398_256678.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[File:BEL - Order of Leopold - Grand Cordon bar.svg|80px]] ||{{flag|Belgium}} || Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] || 19 November 2018<ref name="Medal visible at the museum of the Legion of Honor" />
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| [[File:Cote d'Ivoire Ordre national GC ribbon.svg|80px]] || {{flag|Ivory Coast}} || Grand Cross of the [[National Order of the Ivory Coast]] || 20 December 2019<ref name="Medal visible at the museum of the Legion of Honor" />
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|[[File:EGY Order of the Nile - Grand Cordon BAR.svg|80x80px]]
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|Collar of the [[Order of the Nile]]
|7 December 2020<ref>{{Cite news |title=Légion d'honneur au président égyptien Sissi: l'écrivain italien Corrado Augias rend sa décoration |language=French |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afrique/egypte/legion-d-honneur-au-president-egyptien-sissi-un-intellectuel-italien-rend-sa-decoration_4218215.html |access-date=24 September 2022 |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924114024/https://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afrique/egypte/legion-d-honneur-au-president-egyptien-sissi-un-intellectuel-italien-rend-sa-decoration_4218215.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[File:US Legion of Merit Chief Commander ribbon.png|80x80px]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Chief Commander of the [[Legion of Merit]]
|8 December 2020<ref name="Medal visible at the museum of the Legion of Honor">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/fr/actualites/exposition-parcours-decorations-presidentielles-diplomatie/1930/2|title=Exposition-parcours "Décorations présidentielles & diplomatie" &#124; La grande chancellerie|website=www.legiondhonneur.fr|access-date=24 September 2022|archive-date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924103103/https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/fr/actualites/exposition-parcours-decorations-presidentielles-diplomatie/1930/2|url-status=live}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2023}}
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| [[File:ITA OMRI 2001 GC-GCord BAR.svg|80px]] || {{flag|Italy}} || Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] || 1 July 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/58918#&gid=1&pid=3/|title=Pranzo di Stato offerto dal Presidente della Repubblica Francese in onore del Presidente Mattarella|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184216/https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/58918#&gid=1&pid=3/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[File:Ribbon bar of the Order of Zayed.svg|80x80px]]
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|Collar of the [[Order of Zayed]]
|18 July 2022<ref>{{Cite news|title=UAE President meets with French Republic President|website=wam.ae|date=18 July 2022|access-date=18 December 2022|url=https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303067144|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709172620/https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303067144|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]]
|11 April 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RoyalArjan/status/1645851357860044802|title=Twitter}}</ref><ref>[https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/staatsbezoeken/inkomende-staatsbezoeken/president-frankrijk/dinsdag-11-april Staatsbezoek president Frankrijk: Dinsdag 11 april, Amsterdam en Den Haag] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412120433/https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/onderwerpen/staatsbezoeken/inkomende-staatsbezoeken/president-frankrijk/dinsdag-11-april |date=12 April 2023 }} – website of the [[Dutch royal house]]</ref>
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| [[File:Order of the Bath (ribbon).svg|80px]] || {{flag|United Kingdom}}|| Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Bath]] || 20 September 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.voici.fr/news-people/charles-iii-a-paris-cette-grande-decision-prise-pour-proteger-brigitte-macron-zaptv-766419 | title=Charles III à Paris : Cette grande décision prise pour protéger Brigitte Macron (ZAPTV) - Voici | date=20 September 2023 }}</ref>
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| [[File:Order of the Seraphim - Ribbon bar.svg|80px]] || {{flag|Sweden}} || Knight of the [[Royal Order of the Seraphim]] || 30 January 2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyheter/2024-01-31-statsbesok-fran-frankrike | title=Statsbesök från Frankrike }}</ref>
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| [[File:MD Orden of Republicl Rib.png|80px]] || {{flag|Moldova}} || Recipient of the [[Order of the Republic (Moldova)|Order of the Republic]] || 7 March 2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jurnal.md/ro/news/6a63a14199b35a50/maia-sandu-i-a-oferit-lui-macron-ordinul-republicii-iar-liderul-francez-i-a-acordat-cea-mai-inalta-distinctie-a-frantei.html | title=Maia Sandu i-a oferit lui Macron "Ordinul Republicii", iar liderul francez i-a acordat cea mai înaltă distincție a Franței }}</ref>
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|[[File:BRA - Order of the Southern Cross - Grand Cross BAR.svg|80x80px]]|| {{flag|Brazil}} || Grand Collar of the [[Order of the Southern Cross]]. Grand officer as Deputy Secretary-General to the President on 9 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 December 2012 |title=Decreto |url=http://www.sintese.com/norma_integra.asp?id=15133 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011710/http://www.sintese.com/norma_integra.asp?id=15133 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> || 28 March 2024<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lula condecora Macron com a Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul |url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/lula-condecora-macron-com-a-ordem-nacional-do-cruzeiro-do-sul |work=Métropoles}}</ref>
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||[[File:AND Cross of the Seven Arms BAR.png|80x80px]]|| {{flag|Andorra}} || [[:ca:Creu_dels_Set_Braços_(condecoració)|Cross of the Seven Arms]]. He receives the highest Andorran decoration as its Coprince.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 December 2012 |title=Decreto |url=https://www.bopa.ad/Documents/Detall?doc=GD_2024_07_11_14_39_27|access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> || 10 July 2024<ref>{{cite web |date=19 December 2012 |title=Decreto |url=https://www.bopa.ad/Documents/Detall?doc=GD_2024_07_11_14_39_27|access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
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||[[File:Olympic Order gold ribbon.svg|80x80px]]
|{{flag|International Olympic Committee}}
|Recipient of the Gold [[Olympic Order]]
|29 August 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2024 |title=Olympic Order awarded to French President Emmanuel Macron |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/olympic-order-awarded-to-french-president-emmanuel-macron |website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
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|[[File:Ribbon Wissam al Mohamadi Morocco.png|80x80px]]
|{{flag|Morocco}}
|Grand Collar of the [[Order of Muhammad]]
|29 October 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=NDIONGUE |first=Mouhamet |date=2024-10-23 |title=Macron s'adressera au Parlement et recevra l'Ordre de Souveraineté |url=https://maroc-diplomatique.net/macron-sadressera-au-parlement-et-recevra-lordre-de-souverainete/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Maroc Diplomatique |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
|}

==Prizes==
* ''[[Le Trombinoscope]]'' (2014, 2016)
* [[Charlemagne Prize]] (2018)
* [[Champions of the Earth|Champion of the Earth]] (2018)
* {{ill|Westfälischer Friedenspreis|de| Internationaler Preis des Westfälischen Friedens}} (2024)<ref name="tagesschau.de 2023">{{cite web | title=Westfälischer Friedenspreis für Macron | website=tagesschau.de | date=3 March 2023 | url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/nordrheinwestfalen/wdr-story-54387.html | language=de | access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref>

==Publications==
* {{cite book | last1=Macron | first1=Emmanuel | last2=Goldberg | first2=Jonathan | last3=Scott | first3=Juliette | title=Revolution | publication-place=Brunswick, Victoria, Australia | date=2017 | isbn=978-1-925322-71-2 | oclc=992124322 |publisher=Scribe Publications }}
* {{cite book | last1=Macron | first1=Emmanuel |author-mask=2 | last2=Fottorino | first2=Éric | title=Macron par Macron | publication-place=La Tour d'Aigues, France | date=2017 | isbn=978-2-8159-2484-9 | oclc=1003593124 | language=fr |publisher=Editions de l'Aube }}

== Notes ==
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==References==
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<ref name="Chrisafis">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/11/emmanuel-macron-will-frances-young-economy-minister-launch-presidential-bid |title=Will France's young economy minister – with a volunteer army – launch presidential bid? |last=Chrisafis |first=Angelique |date=11 July 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=27 January 2017 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726195939/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/11/emmanuel-macron-will-frances-young-economy-minister-launch-presidential-bid |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="france24">{{cite news |url=http://www.france24.com/fr/20140827-emmanuel-macron-ex-banquier-touche-a-tout-a-bercy-economie-gouvernement-valls-portrait/ |title=Emmanuel Macron, un ex-banquier touche-à-tout à Bercy |language=fr |publisher=France 24 |date=27 August 2014 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315135339/http://www.france24.com/fr/20140827-emmanuel-macron-ex-banquier-touche-a-tout-a-bercy-economie-gouvernement-valls-portrait/ |archive-date=15 March 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="galabio">[http://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/emmanuel_macron "Emmanuel Macron"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509094137/http://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/emmanuel_macron |date=9 May 2017 }}, Gala France. Retrieved 3 March 2017.</ref>

<ref name="Guélaud-2012">{{cite news |language=fr |first=Claire |last=Guélaud |work=Le Monde |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2012/05/16/emmanuel-macron-un-banquier-d-affaires-nomme-secretaire-general-adjoint-de-l-elysee_1702135_823448.html |title=Emmanuel Macron, un banquier d'affaires nommé secrétaire général adjoint de l'Elysée |date=16 May 2012 |access-date=29 April 2017 |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085721/http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2012/05/16/emmanuel-macron-un-banquier-d-affaires-nomme-secretaire-general-adjoint-de-l-elysee_1702135_823448.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="kaplan">{{cite web |website=Frenchly |url=http://frenchmorning.com/en/hot-new-economy-minister-may-mark-turning-point-hollandes-presidency/ |first=Renée |last=Kaplan |title=Who is the hot new French Economy Minister |access-date=14 April 2017 |date=2 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909235359/http://frenchmorning.com/en/hot-new-economy-minister-may-mark-turning-point-hollandes-presidency/ |archive-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>

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<ref name="Neva Editions 2015, p.193">''88 notes pour piano solo'', [[Jean-Pierre Thiollet]], Neva Editions, 2015, p.193. {{ISBN|978-2-3505-5192-0}}</ref>

<ref name="orange">{{cite web |url=https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/120616/comment-leurope-pese-sur-la-loi-el-khomri |title=Comment l'Europe a pesé sur la loi El Khomri |first=Martine |last=Orange |language=fr |work=Mediapart |date=12 June 2016 |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610153944/https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/120616/comment-leurope-pese-sur-la-loi-el-khomri |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="wealthtax">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-tax/macron-fights-president-of-the-rich-tag-after-ending-wealth-tax-idUSKCN1C82CZ|title=Macron fights 'president of the rich' tag after ending wealth tax|work=Reuters|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021061321/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-tax/macron-fights-president-of-the-rich-tag-after-ending-wealth-tax-idUSKCN1C82CZ|url-status=live}}</ref>


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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = french politician
| DATE OF BIRTH = 21 December 1977
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Amiens]], France
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==Further reading==
* Chamorel, Patrick. "Macron versus the yellow vests". ''Journal of Democracy'' 30.4 (2019): 48–62. {{doi|10.1353/jod.2019.0068}}.
* Chopin, Thierry. "[https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/doc/lettres/lettre-804-en.pdf Emmanuel Macron, France and Europe 'France is back in Europe': on which terms]". (Fondation Robert Schuman, 2018).
* Chopin, Thierry, and Samuel BH Faure. "[https://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2021/number/2/article/presidential-election-2022-a-euroclash-between-a-liberal-and-a-neo-nationalist-france-is-coming.html Presidential Election 2022: A Euroclash Between a "Liberal" and a "Neo-Nationalist" France Is Coming]". ''Intereconomics'' 2021.2 (2021): 75–81.
* Cole, Alistair. ''Emmanuel Macron and the two years that changed France.'' (Manchester University Press, 2020).
* Elgie, Robert. "The election of Emmanuel Macron and the new French party system: a return to the éternel marais?". ''Modern & Contemporary France'' 26.1 (2018): 15–29.
* Hewlett, Nick. "The phantom revolution. The presidential and parliamentary elections of 2017". ''Modern & Contemporary France'' 25.4 (2017): 377–390.
* Kutsenko, Andrii. "[http://psssj.eu/index.php/ojsdata/article/download/32/45 Emmanuel Macron and Franco-Russian relations at the present stage]". ''Political Science and Security Studies Journal'' 1.1 (2020): 94–100. {{doi|10.5281/zenodo.4553586}}.
* {{cite book |last=Mayaffre |first=Damon |author-link=Damon Mayaffre|date=2021 |title= Macron ou le mystère du verbe: Ses discours décryptés par la machine |trans-title= |language=French |location= La tour d'Aigues |publisher=Les éditions de l'Aube |isbn=978-2-8159-3746-7}}
* Nougayrède, Natalie. "France's Gamble: As America Retreats, Macron Steps up". ''Foreign Affairs'' 96 (2017): 2+
* Pedder, Sophie. ''Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the quest to reinvent a nation'' (Bloomsbury, 2018).
* Perottino, Michel, and Guasti, Petra. "[https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/viewFile/3412/3412 Technocratic populism à la française? The roots and mechanisms of Emmanuel Macron's success]". ''Politics and Governance'' 8.4 (2020): 545–555. {{doi|10.17645/pag.v8i4.3412}}.
* Tiersky, Ronald. "Macron's World: How the New President Is Remaking France". ''Foreign Affairs''. 97 (2018): 87+.

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Emmanuel Macron
Macron in 2024
25th President of France
Assumed office
14 May 2017
Prime MinisterÉdouard Philippe
Jean Castex
Élisabeth Borne
Gabriel Attal
Michel Barnier
François Bayrou
Preceded byFrançois Hollande
Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs
In office
26 August 2014 – 30 August 2016
Prime MinisterManuel Valls
Preceded byArnaud Montebourg
Succeeded byMichel Sapin
Deputy Secretary-General to the President
In office
15 May 2012 – 15 July 2014
PresidentFrançois Hollande
Preceded byJean Castex
Succeeded byLaurence Boone
Personal details
Born
Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron

(1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 47)
Amiens, Somme, France
Political partyRenaissance
(2016–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
(m. 2007)
Parent
RelativesLaurence Auzière-Jourdan (stepdaughter)
ResidenceÉlysée Palace
Alma mater
Signature
Co-Prince of Andorra[a]
Reign14 May 2017 – present
PredecessorFrançois Hollande
Co-PrinceJoan Enric Vives i Sicília

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French: [emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃]; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He previously was Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande from 2014 to 2016 and deputy secretary-general to the president from 2012 to 2014. He has been a member of Renaissance since he founded it in 2016.

Born in Amiens, Macron studied philosophy at Paris Nanterre University. He completed a master's degree in public affairs at Sciences Po and graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 2004. He worked as a senior civil servant at the Inspectorate General of Finances and as an investment banker at Rothschild & Co. Appointed Élysée deputy secretary-general by President François Hollande shortly after his election in May 2012, Macron was one of Hollande's senior advisers. Appointed Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs in August 2014 in the second Valls government, he led a number of business-friendly reforms. He resigned in August 2016, in order to launch his 2017 presidential campaign. A member of the Socialist Party from 2006 to 2009, he ran in the election under the banner of En Marche, a centrist and pro-European political movement he founded in April 2016.

Partly as a result of the Fillon affair which sank the Republican nominee François Fillon's chances, Macron topped the ballot in the first round of voting, and was elected President of France on 7 May 2017 with 66.1% of the vote in the second round, defeating Marine Le Pen of the National Front. At the age of 39, he became the youngest president in French history. In the 2017 legislative election in June, his party, renamed La République En Marche! (LREM), secured a majority in the National Assembly. Macron was elected to a second term in the 2022 presidential election, again defeating Le Pen, thus becoming the first French presidential candidate to win reelection since Jacques Chirac defeated Jean-Marie Le Pen in 2002. His centrist coalition lost its absolute majority in the 2022 legislative election, resulting in a hung parliament and the formation of France's first minority government since the fall of the Bérégovoy government in 1993. In early 2024, Macron appointed Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, youngest head of government in French history and first openly gay man to hold the office, to replace Élisabeth Borne, the second female Prime Minister of France, after a major government crisis. Following crushing defeat at the 2024 European Parliament elections, Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called for a snap legislative election which resulted in another hung parliament and electoral defeat for his ruling coalition. It was only the third time in the French Republic's history that a president lost an election he called of his own initiative. 59 days after the election, Macron appointed Michel Barnier, a conservative political figure and former chief Brexit negotiator, as Prime Minister.

During his presidency, Macron has overseen several reforms to labour laws, taxation, and pensions; and has pursued a renewable energy transition. Dubbed "president of the rich" by political opponents, increasing protests against his domestic reforms and demanding his resignation marked the first years of his presidency, culminating in 2018–2020 with the yellow vests protests and the pension reform strike. In foreign policy, he called for reforms to the European Union (EU) and signed bilateral treaties with Italy and Germany. Macron conducted €40 billion in trade and business agreements with China during the China–United States trade war and oversaw a dispute with Australia and the United States over the AUKUS security pact. From 2020, he led France's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination rollout. In 2023, the government of his prime minister, Élisabeth Borne, passed legislation raising the retirement age from 62 to 64; the pension reforms proved controversial and led to public sector strikes and violent protests. He continued Opération Chammal in the war against the Islamic State and joined in the international condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Early life

Macron was born on 21 December 1977 in Amiens. He is the son of Françoise Macron (née Noguès), a physician, and Jean-Michel Macron, professor of neurology at the University of Picardy.[1][2] The couple divorced in 2010. He has two siblings, Laurent, born in 1979, and Estelle, born in 1982. Françoise and Jean-Michel's first child was stillborn.[3]

The Macron family legacy is traced back to the village of Authie, Picardy.[4] One of his paternal great-grandfathers, George William Robertson, was English, and was born in Bristol, United Kingdom.[5][6] His maternal grandparents, Jean and Germaine Noguès (née Arribet), are from the Pyrenean town of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Gascony.[7] He commonly visited Bagnères-de-Bigorre to visit his grandmother Germaine, whom he called "Manette".[8] Macron associates his enjoyment of reading[9] and his leftward political leanings to Germaine, who, after coming from a modest upbringing of a stationmaster father and a housekeeping mother, became a teacher and then a principal.[10]

Although raised in a non-religious family, Macron was baptized a Catholic at his own request at age 12; he is agnostic today.[11]

Macron was educated mainly at the Jesuit institute Lycée la Providence[12] in Amiens[13] before his parents sent him to finish his last year of school[14] at the elite Lycée Henri-IV in Paris, where he completed the high school curriculum and the undergraduate program with a "Bac S, Mention Très bien". At the same time, he was nominated for the "Concours général" (most selective national level high school competition) in French literature and received his diploma for his piano studies at Amiens Conservatory.[15] His parents sent him to Paris due to their alarm at the bond he had formed with Brigitte Auzière, a married teacher with three children at Jésuites de la Providence, who later became his wife.[16]

In Paris, Macron twice failed to gain entry to the École normale supérieure.[17][18][19] He instead studied philosophy at the University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense, obtaining a DEA degree (a master level degree), with a thesis on Machiavelli and Hegel.[12][20] Around 1999 Macron worked as an editorial assistant to Paul Ricoeur, the French Protestant philosopher who was then writing his last major work, La Mémoire, l'Histoire, l'Oubli. Macron worked mainly on the notes and bibliography.[21][22] Macron became a member of the editorial board of the literary magazine Esprit.[23]

Macron did not perform national service because he was pursuing his graduate studies. Born in December 1977, he belonged to the last cohort for whom military service was mandatory.[24][25]

Macron obtained a master's degree in public affairs at Sciences Po, majoring in "Public Guidance and Economy" before training for a senior civil service career at the selective École nationale d'administration (ENA), training at the French Embassy in Nigeria[26] and at the prefecture of Oise before graduating in 2004.[27]

Professional career

Inspector of Finances

After graduating from ENA in 2004, Macron became an Inspector in the Inspection générale des finances (IGF), a branch of the Finance Ministry.[21] Macron was mentored by Jean-Pierre Jouyet, the then-head of the IGF.[28] During his time as an Inspector of Finances, Macron gave lectures during the summer at the "prep'ENA" (a special cram school for the ENA entrance examination) at IPESUP, an elite private school specializing in preparation for the entrance examinations of the Grandes écoles, such as HEC or Sciences Po.[29][30][31]

In 2006, Laurence Parisot offered him the job of managing director for Mouvement des Entreprises de France, the largest employer federation in France, but he declined.[32]

In August 2007, Macron was appointed deputy rapporteur for Jacques Attali's "Commission to Unleash French Growth".[13] In 2008, Macron paid €50,000 to buy himself out of his government contract.[33] He then became an investment banker in a highly-paid position at Rothschild & Cie Banque.[34][35] In March 2010, he was appointed to the Attali Commission as a member.[36]

Investment banker

In September 2008, Macron left his job as an Inspector of Finances and took a position at Rothschild & Cie Banque.[37] Macron left the government when Nicolas Sarkozy became president. He was originally offered the job by François Henrot. His first responsibility at the bank was assisting with the acquisition of Cofidis by Crédit Mutuel Nord Europe.[38]

Macron formed a relationship with Alain Minc, a businessman on the supervisory board of Le Monde.[39] In 2010, Macron was promoted to partner with the bank after working on the recapitalization of Le Monde and the acquisition by Atos of Siemens IT Solutions and Services.[40] In the same year, Macron was put in charge of Nestlé's acquisition of Pfizer's infant nutrition division for €9 billion, which made him a millionaire.[41][42]

In February 2012, Macron advised businessman Philippe Tillous-Borde, the CEO of the Avril Group.[43]

Macron reported that he had earned €2 million between December 2010 and May 2012.[44] Official documents show that between 2009 and 2013, Macron had earned almost €3 million.[45] He left Rothschild & Cie in 2012.[46][47]

Early political career

In his youth beginning in 1998, Macron worked for the Citizens' Movement for two years, but he never applied to be a member.[48][44] Macron was an assistant for Mayor Georges Sarre of the 11th arrondissement of Paris during his time at Sciences Po.[49] Macron joined the Socialist Party at the age of 24,[50] but last renewed his membership for the period 2006–2009.[51]

Macron met François Hollande through Jean-Pierre Jouyet in 2006 and joined his staff in 2010.[50] In 2007, Macron attempted to run for a seat in the National Assembly in Picardy under the Socialist Party label in the 2007 legislative elections; however, his application was declined.[52] Macron was offered the chance to be the deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister François Fillon in 2010, though he declined.[53]

Deputy Secretary-General of the Élysée (2012-2014)

On 15 May 2012, Macron became the deputy secretary-general of the Élysée, a senior role in President François Hollande's staff.[54][27] Macron served with Nicolas Revel. He served under the secretary-general, Pierre-René Lemas.

During the summer of 2012, Macron put forward a proposal that would increase the 35-hour work week to 37 hours until 2014. He also tried to hold back the large tax increases on the highest earners that were planned by the government. Hollande refused Macron's proposals.[55] In 2013, his was one of the deciding votes against regulating the salaries of CEOs.[56] Nicolas Revel, the other deputy secretary-general of the Élysée opposed Macron on a proposed budget responsibility pact favoured by the Medef.[57]

On 10 June 2014, it was announced that Macron had resigned from his role and was replaced by Laurence Boone.[58] Reasons given for his departure included his disappointment at not being included in the first Government of Manuel Valls and his frustration with his lack of influence on the reforms proposed by the government.[57] This was following the appointment of Jean-Pierre Jouyet as chief of staff.[59]

Jouyet said that Macron left to "continue personal aspirations"[60] and create his own financial consultancy firm.[61] It was later reported that he was planning to create an investment firm that would attempt to fund educational projects.[48] Shortly afterwards he was hired as a research fellow at the University of Berlin with the help of businessman Alain Minc. He had also sought a position at Harvard University.[62]

Offered a chance to be a candidate in the municipal elections in 2014 in his hometown of Amiens, Macron declined,[63] leading François Hollande to reject Manuel Valls's idea of appointing him Budget Minister, as he had never been elected to public office.[59]

Minister of Economics and Industry (2014-2017)

Macron as the French Minister of Economics and Industry

He was appointed as the Minister of Economics and Industry in the second Valls Cabinet on 26 August 2014, replacing Arnaud Montebourg.[64] He was the youngest Minister of Economics since Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in 1962.[65] Macron was branded by the media as the "Anti-Montebourg" due to being pro-EU and much more liberal, while Montebourg was eurosceptic and left-wing.[66] As Minister of Economics, Macron was at the forefront of pushing through business-friendly reforms. On 17 February 2015, prime minister Manuel Valls pushed Macron's signature law package through a reluctant parliament using the special 49.3 procedure.[67]

Macron increased the French share in the company Renault from 15% to 20% and then enforced the Florange law which grants double voting rights on shares registered for more than two years unless two-thirds of shareholders vote to overturn it.[68] This gave the French state a minority share in the company though Macron later stated that the government would limit its powers within Renault.[69]

Macron was widely criticized for being unable to prevent the closing down of an Ecopla factory in Isère.[70]

In August 2015, Macron said that he was no longer a member of the Socialist Party and was an independent.[51]

Macron Law

A law which had originally been sponsored by Arnaud Montebourg before he left the government, and which had focused on "purchasing power", grew into the Macron law [fr], a grab bag of measures liberalizing laws prohibiting work on Sunday and at night; restrictions on coaches for public transportation; regulations for debt collectors, barristers and auctioneers; and rules governing the rental of equipment by the military from private companies. The law also sought to simplify many government procedures, such as that for obtaining a driving licence.[71][72] Manuel Valls, fearing that it would not pass in the National Assembly, decided to push the law through with the 49.3 procedure[73][67] and so it was adopted on 10 April 2015.[74]

Estimates of the increase in GDP the law might generate ranged from 0.3% to 0.5%.[75][76]

2017 presidential campaign

Formation of En Marche and resignation from government

Macron first became known to the French public after his appearance on the French TV programme Des Paroles Et Des Actes in March 2015.[77] Before forming his political party En Marche!, he gave a number of speeches, his first one in March 2015 in Val-de-Marne.[78] He threatened to leave Manuel Valls' second government over the proposed removal of dual-nationality from terrorists.[79][80] He also took various foreign trips, including one to Israel where he spoke on the advancement of digital technology.[81]

Tensions around the question of Macron's loyalty to the Valls government and Hollande increased when they turned down a bill he put forward dubbed "Macron 2", which had a larger scope than his original law.[82][83] Macron was given the chance to help draft into the El Khomri law and put specific parts of "Macron 2" into the law though El Khomri was able to overturn these with the help of other ministers.[citation needed][clarification needed]

Amid tensions and deterioration of relations with the current government, Macron founded an independent political party, En Marche, in Amiens on 6 April 2016.[84] A social-liberal,[85] progressive[86][87] political movement that gathered huge media coverage when it was first established,[88] the party and Macron were both reprimanded by President Hollande and the question of Macron's loyalty to the government was raised.[89][90] Several MEPs spoke out in support for the movement[91] though the majority of the Socialist Party spoke against En Marche including Manuel Valls,[92] Michel Sapin,[93] Axelle Lemaire and Christian Eckert.[94]

In June 2016, support for Macron and his movement, En Marche, began to grow in the media with Libération reporting that L'Express, Les Échos, Le 1 [fr], and L'Opinion had begun to support him.[95] Following several controversies surrounding trade unionists and their protests, Acrimed [fr] reported that major newspapers began to run front-page stories about Macron and En Marche.[96] Criticized by both the far-left and the far-right, these pro-Macron influencers in the press were dubbed "Macronites".[97][98]

In May 2016, Orleans mayor Olivier Carré invited Macron to the festival commemorating the 587th anniversary of Joan of Arc's efforts during the Siege of Orléans.[99][100] LCI reported that Macron was trying to take back the symbol of Joan of Arc from the far-right.[101] Macron later went to Puy du Fou and declared he was "not a socialist" in a speech amid rumours he was going to leave the current government.[102] On 30 August 2016, Macron resigned from the government ahead of the 2017 presidential election,[103][104] to devote himself to his En Marche movement.[105][106] There had been rising tensions and several reports that he had wanted to leave the Valls government since early 2015.[107] He initially planned to leave after the cancellation[clarification needed] of his "Macron 2" law[83] but decided to stay on temporarily after a meeting with President François Hollande.[108] Michel Sapin was announced as Macron's replacement,[109] while Hollande said he felt Macron had "methodically betrayed" him.[110] An IFOP poll showed that 84% of those surveyed agreed with his decision to resign.[111]

First round of the presidential election

Macron first showed his intention to run by forming En Marche, but following his resignation from the government, he was able to dedicate more time to his movement. He first announced that he was considering running for president in April 2016,[112] and after his resignation from the position of economy minister, media sources began to identify patterns in his fundraising indicating he would run.[113] In October 2016, Macron criticized Hollande's goal of being a "normal" president, saying that France needed a more "Jupiterian presidency".[114]

On 16 November 2016, Macron formally declared his candidacy for the French presidency after months of speculation. In his announcement speech, he called for a "democratic revolution" and promised to "unblock France".[115] He had expressed hope that Hollande would run several months earlier, saying that—as the sitting president—he was the legitimate Socialist party candidate.[116][117] Macron's book Révolution was published on 24 November 2016 and reached fifth position on the French best-seller list in December 2016.[118]

Shortly after announcing his run, Jean-Christophe Cambadélis and Manuel Valls both asked Macron to run in the Socialist Party presidential primary, which he ultimately refused to do.[119][120] Jean-Christophe Cambadélis began to threaten to exclude members who associated or supported Macron following Lyon mayor Gérard Collomb throwing his support behind him.[121]

Macron's campaign, headed by French economist Sophie Ferracci,[122] announced in December 2016 that it had raised 3.7 million euros in donations,[123] three times the budget of then-front runner Alain Juppé.[124] Macron came under criticism from several individuals, including Benoît Hamon−who requested he reveal a list of his donors and accused him of conflicts of interest due to the time he spent at Rothschilds,[125] which Macron dismissed as "demagogy".[126] Journalists Marion L'Hour and Frédéric Says later reported that he had spent €120,000 on setting up dinners and meetings with various personalities within the media and in French popular culture while at Bercy.[127] Christian Jacob and Philippe Vigier accused him of using this money to campaign without campaigning.[128] His successor, Michel Sapin, saw nothing illegal about his actions, saying that he had the right to spend the funds.[129] Macron called the allegations "defamatory" and said that none of the ministerial budget had been spent on his party.[127]

Macron's campaign enjoyed considerable coverage from the media.[130] Mediapart reported that over fifty magazine covers were dedicated purely to him.[131] Friends with the owners of Le Monde[132] and Claude Perdiel, the former owner of Nouvel Observateur,[133] he was labelled the "media candidate" by the far-left and far-right and was viewed as such in opinion polls.[134][135][136] Many observers compared his campaign to a product being sold[137] due to Maurice Lévy, a former Publicis CEO, using marketing tactics to try to advance his presidential ambitions.[138][139] The magazine Marianne reported that BFM TV, owned by Patrick Drahi, broadcast more coverage of Macron than of all the other main candidates combined.[140] Marianne speculated that this might be due to the campaigns links with Drahi through Bernard Mourad.[141][142]

François Bayrou, with whom Macron had been compared, announced he was not going to stand in the presidential election and instead formed an electoral alliance with Macron,[143][144] whose poll ratings began to rise. After several legal issues surrounding François Fillon were publicized, Macron overtook him in the polls to become the front-runner.[145][146]

Macron attracted criticism for the time taken to spell out a formal program during his campaign; despite declaring in November that he had still not released a complete set of proposals by February, attracting both attacks from critics and concern among allies and supporters.[147] He eventually laid out his 150-page formal program on 2 March, publishing it online and discussing it at a marathon press conference that day.[148]

Macron's supporters celebrating his victory at the Louvre on 7 May 2017

Macron accumulated a wide array of supporters, securing endorsements from François Bayrou of the Democratic Movement (MoDem), MEP Daniel Cohn-Bendit, the ecologist candidate François de Rugy of the primary of the left, and Socialist MP Richard Ferrand, secretary-general of En Marche, as well as numerous others – many of them from the Socialist Party, but also a significant number of centrist and centre-right politicians.[149] The Grand Mosque of Paris urged French Muslims to vote en masse for Macron.[150]

On 23 April 2017, Macron received the most votes in the first round of the presidential election, with more than 8 million votes (24%) and faced Marine Le Pen in the second round, with the support of former candidates François Fillon and Benoît Hamon[151] and the sitting president François Hollande.[152]

Second round of the presidential election

Many foreign politicians supported Macron in his bid against right-wing populist candidate Marine Le Pen, including European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, German Chancellor Angela Merkel,[153] and former US President Barack Obama.[154]

A debate was arranged between Macron and Le Pen on 3 May 2017. The debate lasted for two hours and opinion polls showed that he was perceived to have won.[155]

In March 2017, Macron's digital campaign manager, Mounir Mahjoubi, told Britain's Sky News that Russia is behind "high level attacks" on Macron, and said that its state media are "the first source of false information". He said: "We are accusing RT (formerly known as Russia Today) and Sputnik News (of being) the first source of false information shared about our candidate ...".[156]

Two days before the French presidential election on 7 May, it was reported that nine gigabytes of Macron's campaign emails had been anonymously posted to Pastebin, a document-sharing site. These documents were then spread onto the imageboard 4chan, which led to the hashtag "#macronleaks" trending on Twitter.[157][158] In a statement the same evening, Macron's political movement, En Marche, said: "The En Marche movement has been the victim of a massive and coordinated hack this evening which has given rise to the diffusion on social media of various internal information".[159] Macron's campaign had previously been presented a report in March 2017 by the Japanese cyber security firm Trend Micro detailing how En Marche had been the target of phishing attacks.[160] Trend Micro said that the group conducting these attacks was the Russian hacking group Fancy Bear, also accused of hacking the Democratic National Committee on 22 July 2016.[160] 21,075 verified emails and another 50,773 emails it could not verify were released in July 2017 by WikiLeaks.[161] This followed Le Pen accusing Macron of tax avoidance.[162]

On 7 May 2017, Macron was elected President of France with 66.1% of the vote to Marine Le Pen's 33.9%. The election had record abstention at 25.4%, and 8% of ballots were blank or spoiled.[163] Macron resigned from his role as president of En Marche[164] and Catherine Barbaroux became interim leader.[165]

First term (2017–2022)

Macron qualified for the runoff after the first round of the election on 23 April 2017. He won the second round of the presidential election on 7 May 2017 by a landslide according to preliminary results,[166] making the candidate of the National Front, Marine Le Pen, concede.[167] At 39, he became the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since Napoleon.[168][169] He is also the first president of France born after the establishment of the Fifth Republic in 1958.

Macron formally became president on 14 May.[170] He appointed Patrick Strzoda as his chief of staff[171] and Ismaël Emelien as his special advisor for strategy, communication and speeches.[172] On 15 May, he appointed Édouard Philippe of the Republicans as Prime Minister.[173][174] On the same day, he made his first official foreign visit, meeting in Berlin with Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany. The two leaders emphasised the importance of France–Germany relations to the European Union.[175] They agreed to draw up a "common road map" for Europe, insisting that neither was against changes to the Treaties of the European Union.[176]

In the 2017 legislative election, Macron's party La République En Marche and its Democratic Movement allies secured a comfortable majority, winning 350 seats out of 577.[177] After the Republicans emerged as the winners of the Senate elections, government spokesman Christophe Castaner stated the elections were a "failure" for his party.[178]

On 3 July 2020, Macron appointed the centre-right Jean Castex as the Prime Minister of France. Castex, described as a social conservative, was a member of the Republicans.[179] The appointment was described as "doubling down on a course that is widely seen as centre-right in economic terms".[180]

Domestic policy

In his first few months as president, Macron pressed for the enactment of a package of reforms on public ethics, labour laws, taxes, and law enforcement agency powers.[citation needed]

Anti-corruption

In response to Penelopegate, the National Assembly passed a part of Macron's proposed law to stop mass corruption in French politics by July 2017, banning elected representatives from hiring family members.[181] Meanwhile, the second part of the law scrapping a constituency fund was scheduled for voting after Senate objections.[182]

Macron's plan to give his wife an official role within government came under fire with criticisms ranging from its being undemocratic to what critics perceive as a contradiction to his fight against nepotism.[183] Following an online petition of nearly 290,000 signatures on change.org Macron abandoned the plan.[184] On 9 August, the National Assembly adopted the bill on public ethics, a key theme of Macron's campaign, after debates on the scrapping the constituency funds.[185]

Labour policy and unions

Macron aims to shift union-management relations away from the adversarial lines of the current French system and toward a more flexible, consensus-driven system modelled after Germany and Scandinavia.[186][187] He has also pledged to act against companies employing cheaper labour from eastern Europe and in return affecting jobs of French workers, what he has termed as "social dumping". Under the Posted Workers Directive 1996, eastern European workers can be employed for a limited time at the salary level in eastern European countries, which has led to dispute between the EU states.[188]

The French government announced the proposed changes to France's labour rules ("Code du Travail"), being among the first steps taken by Macron and his government to galvanize the French economy.[189] Macron's reform efforts have encountered resistance from some French trade unions.[190] The largest trade union, the CFDT, has taken a conciliatory approach to Macron's push and has engaged in negotiations with the president, while the more militant CGT is more hostile to reforms.[186][187] Macron's labour minister, Muriel Pénicaud, is overseeing the effort.[191]

The National Assembly including the Senate approved the proposal, allowing the government to loosen the labour laws after negotiations with unions and employers' groups.[192] The reforms, which were discussed with unions, limit payouts for dismissals deemed unfair and give companies greater freedom to hire and fire employees as well as to define acceptable working conditions. The president signed five decrees reforming the labour rules on 22 September.[193] Government figures released in October 2017 revealed that during the legislative push to reform the labour code, the unemployment rate had dropped 1.8%, the biggest since 2001.[194]

Migrant crisis

Speaking on refugees and, specifically, the Calais Jungle, Macron said on 16 January 2018 that he would not allow another refugee camp to form in Paris before outlining the government policy towards immigration and asylum.[195] He has also announced plans to speed up asylum applications and deportations but give refugees better housing.[196]

On 23 June 2018, President Macron said: "The reality is that Europe is not experiencing a migration crisis of the same magnitude as the one it experienced in 2015", "a country like Italy has not at all the same migratory pressure as last year. The crisis we are experiencing today in Europe is a political crisis".[197] In November 2019, Macron introduced new immigration rules to restrict the number of refugees reaching France, while stating to "take back control" of the immigration policy.[198]

In 2022, the total number of new foreigners coming to France rose above 320,000 for the first time, with nearly a majority coming from Africa.[199]

Economic policy

Pierre de Villiers, then-Chief of the General Staff of the Armies, stepped down on 19 July 2017 following a confrontation with Macron.[200] De Villiers cited the military budget cut of €850 million as the main reason he was stepping down. Le Monde later reported that De Villiers told a parliamentary group, "I will not let myself be fucked like this."[201] Macron named François Lecointre as De Villiers' replacement.[202]

Macron's government presented its first budget on 27 September, the terms of which reduced taxes as well as spending to bring the public deficit in line with the EU's fiscal rules.[203] The budget replaced the wealth tax with one targeting real estate, fulfilling Macron's campaign pledge to scrap the wealth tax.[204] Before it was replaced, the tax collected up to 1.5% of the wealth of French residents whose global worth exceeded €1.3m.[205]

In February 2018, Macron announced a plan to offer voluntary redundancy in an attempt to further cut jobs from the French civil service.[206]

In December 2019, Macron announced that he would scrap the 20th-century pension system and introduce a single national pension system managed by the state.[207] In January 2020, after weeks of public transport shutdown and vandalism across Paris against the new pension plan, Macron compromised on the plan by revising the retirement age.[208] In February, the pension overhaul was adopted by decree using Article 49 of the French constitution.[209] However, on 16 March 2020, Macron announced that the draft legislation would be pulled as France went into lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19.[210]

Terrorism

In July 2017, the Senate approved its first reading of a controversial bill with stricter anti-terror laws, a campaign pledge of Macron. The National Assembly voted on 3 October to pass bill 415–127, with 19 abstentions. Interior Minister Gérard Collomb described France as being "still in a state of war" ahead of the vote, with the 1 October Marseille stabbing having taken place two days prior. The Senate then passed the bill on its second reading by a 244–22 margin on 18 October. Later that day Macron stated that 13 terror plots had been foiled since early 2017. The law replaced the state of emergency in France and made some of its provisions permanent.[211]

The bill was criticized by human rights advocates. A public poll by Le Figaro showed 57% of the respondents approved of it even though 62% thought it would encroach on personal freedoms.[212]

The law gives authorities expanded power to search homes, restrict movement, close places of worship,[213] and search areas around train stations and international ports and airports. It was passed after modifications to address concerns about civil liberties. The most punitive measures will be reviewed annually and were scheduled to lapse by the end of 2020.[214] The bill was signed into law by Macron on 30 October 2017. He announced that starting 1 November, it would bring an end to the state of emergency.[215]

Civil rights

Visiting Corsica in February 2018, Macron sparked controversy when he rejected Corsican nationalist wishes for Corsican as an official language[216] but offered to recognize Corsica in the French constitution.[217]

Macron also proposed a plan to "reorganise" the Islamic religion in France saying: "We are working on the structuring of Islam in France and also on how to explain it, which is extremely important – my goal is to rediscover what lies at the heart of laïcité, the possibility of being able to believe as not to believe, in order to preserve national cohesion and the possibility of having freedom of conscience." He declined to reveal further information about the plan.[218]

Foreign policy and national defence

Macron with Donald Trump, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Shinzo Abe and other leaders at the 2018 G7 summit in Charlevoix, Quebec
Macron shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in September 2018.
Macron with US President Joe Biden at the G20 summit in October 2021
Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in 2021, following the signing of the Quirinal Treaty
Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Kyiv in 2022

Macron attended the 2017 Brussels summit on 25 May 2017, his first NATO summit as president of France. At the summit, he met US President Donald Trump for the first time. The meeting was widely publicized due to a handshake between the two of them, characterized as a "power-struggle".[219][220]

On 29 May 2017, Macron met with Vladimir Putin at the Palace of Versailles. The meeting sparked controversy when Macron denounced Russia Today and Sputnik, accusing the news agencies of being "organs of influence and propaganda, of lying propaganda".[221][222] Macron also urged cooperation in the conflict against ISIS and warned that France would respond with force in Syria if chemical weapons were used.[223] In response to the chemical attack in Douma, Syria in 2018, Macron directed French participation in airstrikes against Syrian government sites, coordinated with the United States and the United Kingdom.[224][225]

In his first major foreign policy speech on 29 August, President Macron stated that fighting Islamist terrorism at home and abroad was France's top priority. Macron urged a tough international stance to pressure North Korea into negotiations, on the same day it fired a missile over Japan. He also affirmed his support for the Iranian nuclear deal and criticized Venezuela's government as a "dictatorship". He added that he would announce his new initiatives on the future of the European Union after the German elections in September.[226] At the 56th Munich Security Conference in February, Macron presented his 10-year vision policy to strengthen the European Union. Macron remarked that larger budget, integrated capital markets, effective defence policy and quick decision-making held the key for Europe. He added that reliance on NATO and especially the US and the UK was not good for Europe, and a dialogue must be established with Russia.[227]

Prior to the 45th G7 summit in Biarritz, France, Macron hosted Vladimir Putin at the Fort de Brégançon, stating that "Russia fully belongs within a Europe of values."[228] At the summit itself, Macron was invited to attend on the margins by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.[clarification needed] Macron, who "attempted a high-risk diplomatic gambit", thought that the Foreign Minister of Iran might be able to defuse the tense situation over the Iranian nuclear programme in spite of the recent uptick in tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United States and Britain.[229]

In March 2019, at a time when China–U.S. economic relations were troubled with a trade war underway, Macron and Chinese leader Xi Jinping signed a series of 15 large-scale trade and business agreements totaling 40 billion euros (US$45 billion) which covered many sectors over a period of years.[230] This included a €30 billion purchase of airplanes from Airbus. Going beyond aviation, the new trade agreement covered French exports of chicken, a French-built offshore wind farm in China, a Franco-Chinese cooperation fund, as well as billions of Euros of co-financing between BNP Paribas and the Bank of China. Other plans included billions of euros to be spent on modernizing Chinese factories, as well as new ship building.[231]

In July 2020, Macron called for sanctions against Turkey for violating Greece's and Cyprus' sovereignty, saying it is "not acceptable that the maritime space of (EU) member states be violated and threatened."[232] He also criticized Turkish military intervention in Libya.[233][234] Macron said that "We have the right to expect more from Turkey than from Russia, given that it is a member of NATO."[235]

In 2021, Macron was reported as saying Northern Ireland was not truly part of the United Kingdom following disputes with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson over implementations of the Northern Ireland protocol.[236] He later denied this, saying he was referring to the fact that Great Britain is separated from Northern Ireland by sea in reference to the Irish Sea border.[237][238]

French-U.S. relations became tense in September 2021 due to fallout from the AUKUS security pact between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The security pact is directed at countering Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific region. As part of the agreement, the U.S. agreed to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. After entering into AUKUS, the Australian government canceled an agreement that it had made with France for the provision of French conventionally powered submarines, angering the French government.[239] On 17 September, France recalled its ambassadors from Australia and the US for consultations.[240] Despite tension in the past, France had never before withdrawn its ambassador to the United States.[241] After a call between Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden on request from the latter, the two leaders agreed to reduce bilateral tensions, and the White House acknowledged the crisis could have been averted if there had been open consultations between allies.[242][243][unreliable source?]

On 26 November 2021, Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi signed the Quirinal Treaty at the Quirinal Palace in Rome.[244] The treaty aimed to promote the convergence and coordination of French and Italian positions in matters of European and foreign policies, security and defence, migration policy, economy, education, research, culture and cross-border cooperation.[245]

During the prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Macron spoke face-to-face and on the phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin.[246] During Macron's campaign for the re-election, nearly two months after the Russian invasion began, Macron called on European leaders to maintain dialogue with Putin.[247]

Approval ratings

Approval and disapproval ratings of Macron

According to an IFOP poll for Le Journal du Dimanche, Macron started his five-year term with a 62% approval rating,[248][249] which rose to 64% by 24 June.[250] One month later, Macron suffered a 10% point drop in popularity, the largest at the beginning of a term for any president since Jacques Chirac in 1995, and by August, his popularity had fallen off 24 percentage points since June.[251] This was attributed to his recent confrontations with former Chief of Defence Staff Pierre de Villiers,[252] the nationalization of the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard owned by the bankrupt STX Offshore & Shipbuilding,[253] and a reduction in housing benefits.[254]

By the end of September 2017, seven out of ten respondents said that they believed Emmanuel Macron was respecting his campaign promises,[255][256] though a majority felt that the policies the government was putting forward were "unfair".[257] Macron's popularity fell sharply again in 2018, reaching about 25% by the end of November during the yellow vests movement.[258][unreliable source?] During the COVID-19 pandemic in France, his popularity increased, reaching 50% at its highest in July 2020.[259][260]

Benalla affair

On 18 July 2018, Le Monde revealed in an article that a member of Macron's staff Alexandre Benalla posed as a police officer and beat a protester during May Day demonstrations in Paris earlier in the year and was suspended for a period of 15 days before only being internally demoted. The Élysée failed to refer the case to the public prosecutor and a preliminary investigation into the case was not opened until the day after the publication of the article, and the lenient penalty served by Benalla raised questions within the opposition about whether the executive deliberately chose not to inform the public prosecutor as required under the code of criminal procedure.[261]

2022 presidential campaign

In the 2022 election, Macron was the first incumbent to be re-elected since Jacques Chirac defeated Jean-Marie Le Pen in the 2002 election.[262] Macron again defeated Marine Le Pen in the runoff, this time by a closer margin, with 58.55% of the votes to Le Pen's 41.45%.[263] Due to near-record abstentions, this represented 38.52% of registered voters, the lowest figure since Georges Pompidou's 37.5% in 1969.[264] The French far-right received their highest vote total since the start of the French Republic, with nationalist candidates (Le Pen, Zemmour and Dupont-Aignan) winning 32.3% of the votes in the first round and Le Pen achieving a record 41.5% of the votes in the second round.[citation needed]

Second term (2022–present)

Though Macron's second inauguration took place on 7 May 2022, his second presidential term officially began on 14 May 2022.

Borne government

On 16 May 2022, Prime Minister Jean Castex resigned after 22 months as head of government. The same day, President Macron appointed Élisabeth Borne at the Hôtel Matignon, thus making her the second female PM in French history after Édith Cresson between 1991 and 1992. She then formed a new government on 20 May 2022.

June 2022 legislative election

In June 2022, one month into his second term, less than two weeks before the end of the French presidency of the Council of the EU and days after he called for voters to hand him a "solid majority" in a controversial 'tarmac speech',[265] Macron lost his parliamentary majority and was returned a hung parliament in the second round of the 2022 legislative election:[266] Macron's presidential coalition, which enjoyed a 115-seat majority going into the election, failed to reach the threshold of 289 seats needed to command an overall majority in the National Assembly, retaining only 251 out of the 346 it had held in the previous Assembly, and falling 38 short of an absolute majority.[267] Crucially, three close political allies to President Macron were defeated in the elections: incumbent President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand, Macron's own LREM parliamentary party leader Christophe Castaner and MoDem parliamentary group leader Patrick Mignola, thus effectively "decapitating" Macron's parliamentary bloc leadership and further weakening the President's political position in hung parliament territory.[268]

16th National Assembly of France, elected in 2022.

Three government ministers resigned after losing their seats: Justine Bénin (junior minister for the Sea), Brigitte Bourguignon (Minister for Health and Prevention) and Amélie de Montchalin (Minister for Ecological Transition).[269]

Macron's government, still led by Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, was reshuffled in early July 2022 and continued as a minority administration, after talks with opposition leaders to form a stable majority government failed.[270]

Domestic affairs

Macron's second presidential term began with two significant political controversies. Hours after the new Borne cabinet was announced, rape accusations against newly appointed Minister for Solidarity Damien Abad were made public,[271] and on 28 May, the handling of the 2022 UEFA Champions League final chaos at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis drew criticism at home and abroad.[272]

Despite its minority status in the legislature after the 2022 legislative election, Macron's government passed bills to ease the cost-of-living crisis,[273] to repeal the COVID-era "state of health emergency",[274] and to revive the French nuclear energy sector.[275] However, government proposals were defeated several times in the National Assembly[276] and by the end of 2022, the Borne cabinet had had to use the provisions of Article 49.3 of the Constitution ten times in a row to pass the 2023 Government Budget and Social Security Budget.[277]

In May 2024, protests and riots broke out in New Caledonia. On 22 May, Macron visited the island.[278]

Pension reform

In March 2023, Macron's government passed a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, partly bypassing Parliament by again resorting to Article 49.3 to break the parliamentary deadlock.[279] Nationwide protests that had begun when the bill was introduced back in January increased in intensity after the reform was passed without a solemn vote.[citation needed][clarification needed]

Votes of no-confidence in the Borne government

On 20 March 2023, Macron's cabinet, headed by Prime minister Borne, survived a cross-party motion of no-confidence by only nine votes, the slimmest margin for such a vote since 1992.[280]

On 12 June 2023, his government survived its 17th no-confidence motion since the beginning of the 16th legislature; the motion, brought by the left-wing NUPES coalition, fell 50 votes short of the 289 votes needed.[281]

Nahel Merzouk riots

In early summer 2023, French authorities faced riots following the killing of Nahel M., aged 17, by a police officer during a traffic stop.[282][283] To calm widespread unrest, comparable in intensity to the 2005 French riots[citation needed], Macron's administration ramped up government response, with a total of 45,000 police officers deployed on the ground and a ministerial order advising courts to apply harsher sentences and accelerated procedures:[284] this crackdown resulted in over 1,300 arrests on the fourth night of unrest alone, bringing the total number of arrests since the riots' beginning to over 2,000 as of 1 July.[285]

2023 government reshuffle

On 20 July 2023, Macron carried out a government reshuffle at the end of the "hundred days of appeasement and action" he called for in April 2023 following the violent protests surrounding the passage of his pension system reform. Pap Ndiaye and Marlène Schiappa were sacked as part of the reshuffle.[286]

Defence policy

On 1 August 2023, Macron signed into law a multi-year military planning bill, which set the stage for a 40%-increase in military spending to a total of €413 billion between 2024 and 2030, after it was passed by the French parliament on 13 July 2023.[287][288]

Immigration policy

In February 2023, Macron's government introduced an immigration and asylum bill aimed at removing deportation safeguards, fast-tracking asylum application process and immigration litigation, while also facilitating legalization of undocumented workers.[289] His government later pulled the draft legislation amid fears of defeat in Parliament, instead planning to hold talks with the centre-right LR party before reintroducing the bill in the autumn.[290]

In August 2023, in a lengthy interview with weekly magazine Le Point, Macron said that France "must significantly reduce immigration, starting with illegal immigration" because the "current situation is not sustainable".[291]

On 11 December 2023, the "flagship" immigration bill introduced by Macron's government was unexpectedly defeated after the narrow passage of a motion for preliminary dismissal in the National Assembly.[292] Political commentators and news media described the vote as a "spectacular debacle", eventually sparking a major political crisis for Macron's minority administration.[293]

In an effort to salvage the bill, Macron's government sent the draft legislation to a joint parliamentary committee: it resulted in a deal with the conservative-controlled Senate on a drastically hardened bill. On 19 December 2023, the French Parliament passed the piece of legislation thanks to support from the conservative LR and far-right RN parliamentary groups and in spite of a major rebellion from Macron's own coalition and ministers.[294] Health Minister Aurélien Rousseau, whom Macron had appointed to the government only 6 months earlier, resigned shortly after the vote.[295]

Constitutional reform

On the 65th anniversary of the French Constitution on 4 October 2023, Macron unveiled avenues for constitutional reform: broadening the scope and relaxing rules for referendums; enshrining the right to abortion and climate protection in the Constitution; stepping up the level of territorial devolution; giving some form of political autonomy to Corsica and New Caledonia.[296]

On 4 March 2024, a joint session of the French Parliament passed a constitutional amendment supported by Macron to protect abortion as a 'guaranteed freedom' in the Constitution.[297] It represented the first constitutional reform since 2008 and the first since Macron took office in 2017.

Attal government

In January 2024, in the wake of the government crisis produced by the passage of the 'controversial' immigration bill, Macron requested Prime minister Élisabeth Borne to resign and subsequently replaced her by Education minister Gabriel Attal, making him both the youngest head of government in French history and the first openly gay man ever to hold the job.[298]

The new Attal cabinet was widely described as the most right-leaning government since the start of the Macron Presidency: out of the 14 Cabinet ministers appointed on 11 January 2024 by Macron and Attal, 57% are former members of the conservative UMP/LR party, while prominent left-leaning ministers of the outgoing Borne government were sacked, moves described as indicating a notable tilt to the right.[299][300]

Economy

In February 2024, amid slowing economic growth and disappointing unemployment figures, Macron's government unveiled €10 billion in emergency spending cuts to hold to its 2024 deficit goal.[301]

A month later, Macron convened a 'crisis meeting' to discuss the state of France's public finances amid reports showing that the government had heavily missed its 2023 fiscal targets, with a bigger-than-forecasted deficit, putting the country's credit rating at risk of downgrade.[302]

2024 snap legislative election

On 9 June 2024, following the results of the 2024 European Parliament elections in which his centrist grouping received only 14.6% of the votes, finishing nearly 17 points behind Le Pen's RN party, Macron unexpectedly dissolved the National Assembly and called for an early legislative election to be held on 30 June and 7 July 2024.[303]

In the first round of the election, on 30 June, Macron's grouping received only 20.04% of the votes nationwide, placing third well behind the hard-right RN (33.15%) and the left-wing NFP alliance (27.99%), which constituted the worst electoral performance for a governing coalition in a general election since the start of the modern French Republic in 1870.[304] Exit polls released shortly after 8pm on 30 June suggested the RN-led alliance was on course to win either a plurality of seats or an outright majority in the second round, while Macron's coalition was set to lose at least half of the seats it won in 2022.[305]

In the second round, on 7 July, Macron was handed another hung parliament with the left-wing coalition unexpectedly winning a plurality of seats though 90 to 100 seats short of an overall majority, leaving the left theoretically unable to form a government on its own. Macron's grouping lost both 86 seats and its status as the largest parliamentary bloc while the RN-led alliance, though dramatically underperforming the polls, still managed to make significant gains, eventually becoming the largest single party in the new National Assembly. The results presented unprecedented potential for political crisis and parliamentary gridlock.[306]

17th National Assembly of France, elected in 2024.

Shortly after exit polls were released on the night of 7 July, Macron's Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, announced he would tender his resignation to the President. The following day, Macron refused Attal's resignation, instead asking him to stay on until a new government can be formed.[307]

On 27 August, Macron refused to appoint NFP-designate Lucie Castets as prime minister.[308]

After holding talks with leaders from parties represented in Parliament in an effort to find a working majority, Macron appointed conservative figure Michel Barnier as Prime Minister on 5 September and invited him to form a "unity government". Barnier's appointment was seen as a growing sign of Le Pen's influence on French politics since she had previously blocked the appointment of Xavier Bertrand, another conservative figure seen as a serious contender for the premiership.[309]

Vote of no-confidence in the Barnier government

In early December 2024, Prime Minister Michel Barnier resorted to Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass the 2025 Social Security budget without parliamentary approval. In response to Barnier's move, the National Assembly passed a vote of no confidence on 4 December, effectively bringing down the government Barnier resigned, but Macron vowed to stay in office until the end of his term.[310] It was the first French cabinet to be toppled by Parliament since 1962.[311] Macron addressed the country on 5 December. He accepted the resignation of Barnier and vowed to remain in office until the end of his term. He blamed alliance of 'extreme left and extreme right' for collapse of French government.[312]

External affairs

Macron with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in October 2022
Macron, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2023 France–China Summit

On 16 June 2022, Macron visited Ukraine alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi. He met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and expressed "European Unity" for Ukraine.[313][314] He said that the nations that remained neutral in the Russo-Ukrainian War made a historic mistake and were complicit in the new imperialism.[315]

Macron with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in May 2023

In September 2022, Macron criticized the United States, Norway and other "friendly" natural gas supplier states for the extremely high prices of their supplies,[316] saying in October 2022 that Europeans are "paying four times more than the price you sell to your industry. That is not exactly the meaning of friendship."[317]

Macron and his wife attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, on 19 September 2022, and the coronation of King Charles III the following year.[318][319]

On 23 October 2022, Macron became the first foreign leader to meet new Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, just a day after she and her ministers were sworn into office.[320]

During a summit to China with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, which included a formal meeting with Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China, Macron called for Europe to reduce its dependence on the United States in general and to stay neutral and avoid being drawn into any possible confrontation between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. Speaking after a three-day state visit to China, Macron emphasised his theory of strategic autonomy, suggesting that Europe could become a "third superpower". He argued that Europe should focus on boosting its own defence industries and additionally reduce its dependence on the United States dollar (USD).[321] in a follow-up speech in The Hague to further outline his vision of strategic autonomy for Europe.[322] On 7 June 2023, a report by the pan-European think tank European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found that most Europeans agree with Macron's views on China and the United States.[323]

In February 2023, he welcomed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Paris to normalize relations between France and Ethiopia, strained by the Tigray War between the Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels.[324]

Macron at the NATO Summit in Vilnius on 12 July 2023

On 31 May 2023 Macron visited the GLOBSEC forum in Bratislava, where he again delivered a speech on European sovereignty.[325] During the question and answer session that followed the Bratislava speech,[326] he said that negotiating with Putin may have to take priority over any war crimes tribunal which some others, including Zelensky, wish to see.[327]

On 12 June 2023, Macron promised to deliver more ammunition, weapons and armed vehicles to help Ukrainian forces with the ongoing counter-offensive to liberate Russian-occupied southeastern Ukraine.[328] At the NATO Summit in Vilnius, he promised to supply Ukraine with Scalp long-range cruise missiles to hit Russian targets deep behind the front lines.[329] On 10 November 2023, he said that what Russia is doing in Ukraine is "imperialism and colonialism" and it was the "duty" of France and other countries to help Ukraine defend itself, but added that maybe the time will come to hold fair peace negotiations and find a solution with Russia.[330]

Macron with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, Israel, 24 October 2023

In June 2023 Macron hosted a global climate finance conference described by many as the new Bretton Woods Conference. The purpose is to adjust the global economy to the contemporary threats of climate change and hunger. One of the propositions is to offer low income countries aid instead of credit so they can use their resources for stopping climate change and poverty instead of debt payments. Macron supported the idea, but a climate activist from Uganda remarked that the promises were meaningless if at the same time Macron supported projects like the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, a major threat to the climate and to the drinking water of 40 million people.[331] At the summit Macron proposed an international taxation system and debt restructuring but stressed it can have an effect only with international cooperation.[332]

In July 2023, Macron postponed his planned state visit to Germany due to the ongoing Nahel M. riots.[333]

In October 2023, Macron condemned Hamas's actions during the Israel–Hamas war and expressed his support to Israel and its right to self-defense.[334][335] On 10 November 2023, he called for a ceasefire and urged Israel to stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians.[336]

In February 2024, during a meeting with other European states, Macron generated controversy by suggesting sending ground troops to Ukraine.[337] On 28 May 2024, Macron gave Ukraine permission to use SCALP EG missiles against targets on Russian soil. Such usage was instructed to be limited "to neutralize military sites from which missiles are being fired, military sites from which Ukraine is being attacked".[338]

Controversies

Uber Files

On 10 July 2022, The Guardian revealed that Macron had assisted Uber in lobbying during his term as the Minister of Economics and Industry,[339] leading to calls from opposition lawmakers for a parliamentary inquiry.[340][341] In his own defence, Macron expressed that he "did his job" and that he would "do it again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow".[341] He stated, "I'm proud of it".[341]

Political positions

Co-prince of Andorra

As president of France, Macron also serves ex officio as one of the two co-princes of Andorra. His chief of staff Patrick Strzoda serves as his representative in this capacity. Joan Enric Vives i Sicília, appointed as the current Bishop of Urgell on 12 May 2003, serves as Macron's co-prince. Macron swore the Constitution of Andorra through Strzoda in an act that took place on 15 June 2017 in Casa de la Vall.[342]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Andorran government asked France for economic aid, but Macron refused, arguing that the Bank of France could not offer loans to another country without the approval of the European Central Bank.[343]

Personal life

Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte in 2017

Macron is married to Brigitte Trogneux,[344] a former teacher close to 25 years his senior,[345] and his former La Providence high school teacher in Amiens.[346][347] They met during a theatre workshop that she was giving when he was a 15-year-old student and she was a 39-year-old teacher.[348][349] His parents initially attempted to separate the couple by sending him away to Paris to finish the final year of his schooling, as they felt his youth made this relationship inappropriate.[14][349] The couple reunited after Macron graduated, and were married in 2007.[349] She has three children from a previous marriage; he has no children of his own.[350][unreliable source?] Her role in Macron's 2017 presidential campaign has been considered pivotal, with close Macron allies stating that Brigitte Macron helped him to develop skills like public speaking.[351]

His best man was Henry Hermand (1924–2016), a businessman who loaned €550,000 to Macron for the purchase of his first apartment in Paris when he was Inspector of Finances. Hermand also let Macron use some of his offices on the Avenue des Champs Élysées in Paris for his movement En Marche.[352][353]

In the 2002 French presidential election, Macron voted for souverainist Jean-Pierre Chevènement.[354] In 2007, Macron voted for Ségolène Royal in the second round of the presidential election.[355] During the Socialist Party primary in 2011, Macron voiced his support for François Hollande.[356]

Macron plays the piano,[357] and studied piano for ten years in his youth.[15] He especially enjoys the work of Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt.[358][359] Macron also skis,[360] plays tennis[361] and enjoys boxing.[362] In addition to his native French, Macron speaks fluent English.[363][364]

In August 2017, a photojournalist was arrested and detained by the police for six hours after he entered the private residence where Macron was vacationing in Marseille.[365] Macron subsequently filed a complaint for "harassment".[365] In September 2017, he dropped the complaint "as a gesture of appeasement".[366]

On 27 August 2017, Macron and his wife Brigitte adopted Nemo, a black Labrador Retriever-Griffon dog who lives with them in the Élysée Palace.[367] As a schoolboy, Macron decided to be baptised as a Catholic. In June 2018, prior to meeting Pope Francis, he identified himself as an agnostic Catholic.[368][369] In the same year he agreed to become an honorary canon of St John Lateran, the cathedral of Rome.[369]

Macron celebrating France's victory over Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final in Moscow, Russia

A fan of football, Macron is a supporter of French club Olympique de Marseille.[370] During the 2018 World Cup, he attended the semi-final between France and Belgium with the Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde,[371] and at the World Cup final against Croatia, he sat and celebrated alongside Croatian president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. Macron received widespread media attention for his celebrations and his interactions with the Croatian president.[372][373][374][375][376]

Honours and decorations

National honours

Ribbon bar Honour Date and comment
Grand Master and Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour 14 May 2017 – automatic upon taking presidential office
Grand Master and Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit 14 May 2017 – automatic upon taking presidential office

Foreign honours

Ribbon bar Country Honour Date
 United Kingdom Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire 5 June 2014[377]
 Mexico Sash of the Order of the Aztec Eagle 22 September 2016[378]
 Greece Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer 7 September 2017[379]
 Lebanon Grand Cross of the Order of Merit 22 September 2017[380]
 Tunisia Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia 31 January 2018[381]
 Senegal Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion 2 February 2018[380]
 Luxembourg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau 19 March 2018[380]
 Denmark Knight of the Order of the Elephant 28 August 2018[382]
 Finland Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose with Collar 29 August 2018[383]
 South Korea Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa 8 October 2018[384]
 Belgium Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold 19 November 2018[380]
 Ivory Coast Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast 20 December 2019[380]
 Egypt Collar of the Order of the Nile 7 December 2020[385]
 United States Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit 8 December 2020[380][failed verification]
 Italy Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1 July 2021[386]
 United Arab Emirates Collar of the Order of Zayed 18 July 2022[387]
 Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion 11 April 2023[388][389]
 United Kingdom Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 20 September 2023[390]
 Sweden Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim 30 January 2024[391]
 Moldova Recipient of the Order of the Republic 7 March 2024[392]
 Brazil Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross. Grand officer as Deputy Secretary-General to the President on 9 December 2012.[393] 28 March 2024[394]
 Andorra Cross of the Seven Arms. He receives the highest Andorran decoration as its Coprince.[395] 10 July 2024[396]
 International Olympic Committee Recipient of the Gold Olympic Order 29 August 2024[397]
 Morocco Grand Collar of the Order of Muhammad 29 October 2024[398]

Prizes

Publications

  • Macron, Emmanuel; Goldberg, Jonathan; Scott, Juliette (2017). Revolution. Brunswick, Victoria, Australia: Scribe Publications. ISBN 978-1-925322-71-2. OCLC 992124322.
  • ——; Fottorino, Éric (2017). Macron par Macron (in French). La Tour d'Aigues, France: Editions de l'Aube. ISBN 978-2-8159-2484-9. OCLC 1003593124.

Notes

  1. ^ Ex officio Co-Prince

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2012–2014
Served alongside: Nicolas Revel
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Economics, Industry and
Digital Affairs

2014–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of France
2017–present
Incumbent
Party political offices
New political party President of En Marche
2016–2017
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Regnal titles
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2017–present
Served alongside: Joan Enric Vives Sicília
Incumbent
Catholic Church titles
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St. John Lateran and St. Peter

2017–present
Incumbent
Diplomatic posts
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2019
Succeeded by
Order of precedence
First French order of precedence
as President of the Republic
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