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| Macron Beats Le Pen, Now Comes the Hard Part |
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Emmanuel Macron becomes the youngest man
to lead France
since Napoleon Bonaparte.
Macron won
on a promise of prosperity for all.
He must now unite a country
bitterly divided between globalists and nationalists.
"Europe and the world expect us
to defend the spirit of the Enlightenment,
under threat in so many places.
They expect us
to defend freedom everywhere,
to protect the oppressed.
They expect us
to be just who we are! "
But pressure is on.
Hundreds filled the Place de la Republique,
demanding Macron fulfill promises he made
that no one will be left behind.
This group marched
for the rights of African asylum seekers.
"They are evidently very happy
about the defeat of the National Front,
but now we must remind Mr. Macron
of the issues they have."
Four million blank votes were submitted.
Protesters reminded Macron
he will not have it easy.
"We hope to install good majority in the parliament
to prevent him from doing what he hopes to do."
Macron wants business friendly reform:
labor market deregulation,
liberal immigration policy,
and more jobs.
"Emmanuel Macron was elected in a solid way,
by a third of the votes,
but we saw
there were also many abstentions, blank votes,
many, many more than usual.
So, the situation is full of dangers
for Emmanuel Macron.
Why?
Because he’s not backed
by an already established party."
From Germany’s leader,
relief, congratulations and an offer of help.
"I would like to help France
lower its unemployment rate
and to increase the chances of young people to find jobs.
We’ll talk together
about how we do this."
Parliamentary elections in June will decide
whether he gets a solid mandate
always left on his own
to fulfill his promises.
Luis Ramirez, VOA News, Paris |
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