Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election. According to projections, the incumbent centrist has won 58% of the vote compared to 42% for his opponent, the far-right Marine Le Pen.
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Starmer is courting the EU at precisely the time when its moribund condition can no longer be concealed.
Macron could hardly have picked a Prime Minister from France’s left-wing alliance, when its core electoral pledge was to reverse his unpopular retirement age rise.
Barnier faces an uphill battle to command cross-party support in France’s bitterly divided hung parliament.Â
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