October 16, 2021

Emmanuel Macron

Gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protesters march down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, on February 17th, 2019. The yellow vests movement began in November after French President Emmanuel Macron announced impending fuel taxes, which many rural French citizens said they could not afford, and calls for government tax reforms to address the high cost of living and for Macron's resignation.
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Viewfinder: Yellow Vest Protesters March in Paris

Yellow vest protesters march down the Champs-Elysees in Paris, protesting Emmanuel Macron and high costs of living.

"Yellow vest" protesters occupy a traffic circle on December 11th, 2018, in Saint-Etienne, France. Although the president offered a financial relief package to quell the revolt, some demonstrators said they were not ready to call a halt to the protests.
The Week in Photos

Turmoil Continues in France With Another Week of 'Yellow Vest' Protests (in Photos)

This week, protesters calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign filled the streets from Paris to Bordeaux.

Police look at a burnt car in Paris, France, on December 9th, 2018—one day after "yellow vest" protests rocked the country. More than 1,700 people were arrested across France during the latest "yellow vest" protests against rising living costs.
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Viewfinder: Surveying the Damage of the 'Yellow Vest' Protests in France

Police look at a burnt car in Paris, France, on December 9th, 2018—one day after "yellow vest" protests rocked the country.

Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger with French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel aboard a boat on the River Seine after the One Planet Summit in Paris on December 12th, 2017.
Environment

Macron Tries to Keep the Paris Agreement Alive

At last week's summit in Paris, the French president expressed optimism—but where's the rest of the money?

The shoes of French president's wife Brigitte Macron (left) are pictured next to the Greek guard's shoes during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Athens, on September 7th, 2017, as part of a two-day official visit of the French president to Greece.
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Viewfinder: A Welcoming Ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens

The shoes of French president's wife Brigitte Macron (left) are pictured next to the Greek guard's shoes during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Athens, on September 7th, 2017.

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron.
News in Brief

France's Presidential Elections May Have Ended, But Its Electorate Is Still Divided

France has been actively grappling with its identity, and this election was one piece of this inward engagement

President-elect Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on May 7th, 2017.
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Emmanuel Macron's Win Marks a 'Defeat of Populism'

But legislative elections in June may force the center-left candidate to work with French rightists.