Assessments

Winning the French presidential election is only the beginning for Emmanuel Macron, who still has to manage legislative elections and push a reform agenda that is unpalatable to some. Still, the prospects for further Franco-German cooperation are much better under a Macron presidency than they would have been under a Le Pen presidency.

With Macron, Europe Takes a Breather From Populism

Highlights

France

France's presidency has been decided, and many in Europe are breathing a sigh of relief. Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won the second round of the presidential election in France on May 7. According to early projections, Macron received around 62 percent of the vote, versus 38 percent for nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen. But winning the election will only be the first of many challenges for the first French president in more than 50 years that does not belong to a mainstream party.

ASSESSMENTS

With Macron, Europe Takes a Breather From Populism

Subscribe to view this article