NYT Editorial Board on election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France
New York Times Editorial Board on election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/opinion/france-elects-emmanuel-macron.html, May 7th 2017
"The decisive election of Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old political neophyte committed to the European Union, economic reform and traditional liberalism, as president of France offered powerful relief to everyone who had feared that France could become the next country to succumb to the wave of populism, nationalism and anti-globalism sweeping through Western democracies."
The board views Macron's decisive victory over Le Pen as a "victory of hope and optimism over fear and reaction; of a future in Europe rather than in resentful isolation."
About the formidable challenges Macron faces, the board writes, "He is taking charge of a nation deeply divided, much like the United States, Britain and other major democracies, with many people feeling marginalized by globalization, economic stagnation, an unresponsive government, unemployment, faceless terrorism and a tide of immigrants."
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"The decisive election of Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old political neophyte committed to the European Union, economic reform and traditional liberalism, as president of France offered powerful relief to everyone who had feared that France could become the next country to succumb to the wave of populism, nationalism and anti-globalism sweeping through Western democracies."
The board views Macron's decisive victory over Le Pen as a "victory of hope and optimism over fear and reaction; of a future in Europe rather than in resentful isolation."
About the formidable challenges Macron faces, the board writes, "He is taking charge of a nation deeply divided, much like the United States, Britain and other major democracies, with many people feeling marginalized by globalization, economic stagnation, an unresponsive government, unemployment, faceless terrorism and a tide of immigrants."
[I thank New York Times and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above short extracts from their website on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
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