MACRON POSITIONS HIMSELF AS THE STATESMAN OF EUROPE
Apr 01, 2022
2 minutes
BY VIVIENNE WALT / PARIS
FOR A LEADER GIVEN TO DRAMATIC FLOURISHES, French President Emmanuel Macron announced his run for re-election with uncharacteristic humility. In a simple letter published in French newspapers in early March, he addressed his citizens: “I am seeking your trust again.”
So began an odd campaign—if you can call it that. Macron’s declared of the “phantom campaign.”
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