Emmanuel Macron

About Emmanuel Macron

The youngest French President in history, elected at age 39. Macron had been an investment banker and economy minister. He founded his own political movement, En Marche, and won the presidency without a traditional party. Macron pursued pro business labor reforms and faced the Yellow Vest protests in 2018. He navigated COVID 19, the Ukraine war, and pension reform controversies. Macron was reelected in 2022, defeating far right candidate Marine Le Pen. His vision of European strategic autonomy has made him a key voice in EU and NATO affairs, sometimes controversially.