Emmanuel Macron had begged French voters to “not to add a French mess to the world mess”. He will have to face both simultaneously, and he bears his share of responsibility in this misfortune. Since losing its parliamentary majority on June 19, France has become a political risk for Europe and a major source of concern for our neighbors and our allies. For at least three reasons.
First concern: in the midst of the war in Ukraine, French voters placed in a position of strength in the National Assembly parties with marked Putinian tropism, the National Rally on the one hand, La France insoumise on the other. Already during the first round of the presidential election, the eurosceptic and anti-NATO candidates had collected a total of 57…
