Two weeks ago, Emmanuel Macron was deeply unpopular with a good two thirds of the French people, who wanted nothing to do with his plan to raise the age at which they receive their pensions from 62 to 64. But the President believed he was on top of the situation and would ride out the storm, and most commentators, including this one, agreed.
Tricky road ahead for Michel Barnier, France’s new Prime Minister
Barnier faces an uphill battle to command cross-party support in France’s bitterly divided hung parliament.Â