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Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron, French banker and politician who was elected president of France in 2017. Macron was the first person in the history of the Fifth Republic to win the presidency without the backing of either the Socialists or the Gaullists, and he was France’s youngest head of state since Napoleon.Emmanuel Macron was Born on December 21, 1977, in the city of Amiens, located in northern France. He was smart and determined from a young age and performed well as a student at the Jésuites de la Providence lycée. Following his high school graduation he studied Philosophy at the University of Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense, obtaining a DEA degree. He then proceeded to earn his master’s degree in public affairs from the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

After graduation, Macron went to work for the French Finance Ministry as an inspector. Forging powerful connections, he was tapped by President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 to join the bipartisan Attali Commission on economic growth.

In November 2016, Macron formally announced his candidacy for the 2017 presidential election. Despite having no experience as an elected official, he captured support from both the left and the right through his proposals to lower corporate and housing taxes, reform welfare and pensions and devote resources to defense, energy, the environment and transportation.

 

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Europe must not be ‘follower’ of US, China on Taiwan: Macron

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New Italy PM Meloni to meet France’s Macron in Rome

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Macron faces strike as French unions flex muscles

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Macron’s majority in doubt after first round of parliament vote

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Russia must not be humiliated despite Putin’s ‘historic’ mistake: Macron

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Macron names new foreign, defence ministers in cabinet shake-up

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Macron names first French female PM in three decades

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday named Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne as prime minister to lead… Read More

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PM Shehbaz Sharif felicitates Macron on re-election as French president

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3 years ago

Emmanuel Macron defeats Le Pen in French election: projections

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron was on course Sunday to win a second term by… Read More

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Macron or Le Pen: France faces stark choice for president

PARIS: The French began voting on Sunday in an election that will decide whether pro-European… Read More

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Macron’s rivals turn up the volume two weeks from vote

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Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust

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France’s Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow in high-risk diplomatic mission

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France’s Emmanuel Macron says could visit Russia to discuss Ukraine

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WATCH: French President Emmanuel Macron egged by protester

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