Can Macron Fix France?

Pascal Vennesson

09-May-17 08:35

We have several elections are around the world that have more than national significance. Today South Korea goes to the polls while over the weekend France chose a new President. Emmanuel Macron, is France’s youngest post-World War 2 president. The question now remains how far he will push his reform agenda of what some observers consider a moribund economy and a large Welfare State that has stifled entrepreneurship.

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Tags: Emmanuel Macron, France, Marine Le Pen, European Union, populism, welfare state

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