France’s Changing Climate

Last year, French president Emmanuel Macron gave liberalism a hip young face. Now the golden boy’s shine has started to come off.

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Sep 4, 2018 · 6 min read
Nicolas Hulot Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition Gives A Press Conference In Paris
(Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)

By Clémentine Autan and Translation By David Broder

As he swept to power in last May’s French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron was lauded as the champion of a new liberalism…

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