Emmanuel Macron, France's president, during a multilateral meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025.Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
RW Johnson
RW Johnson: The denouement of Emmanuel Macron
Macron’s government teeters as fiscal woes and political extremes collide
Key topics:
France faces political paralysis with no clear governing majority.
Macron’s centrists struggle amid pension and fiscal crises.
September 8 confidence vote may trigger Fifth Republic crisis.
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By RW Johnson