With almost a year of his presidency left to run, Emmanuel Macron has effectively lost control of his government and his succession - John Lichfield looks at where it all went wrong for the young man once touted as the future for France.
John Lichfield - news@thelocal.fr
Updated: Wed 27 May 2026 10:10 CET
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France's President Emmanuel Macron still has 11 months of his term to service, but is increasingly a lame duck. Photo by Tom Nicholson / POOL / AFP
With almost a year of his presidency left to run, Emmanuel Macron has effectively lost control of his government and his succession - John Lichfield looks at where it all went wrong for the young man once touted as the future for France.
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