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Protest sentiments related to the social and economic policies of President Emmanuel Macron are growing in France. Next year, the country is planning presidential elections, at which new leaders of the state will be determined.
Protests in France highlight the “unfortunate legacy” that President Emmanuel Macron faces in the future. Aleksey Chikhachev, associate professor of the Department of European Studies at St. Petersburg State University and leading expert at the Institute of Military World Economy and Strategy (IMWES) at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, spoke about this in a conversation with Lenta.ru.
In particular, the expert recalled that next year presidential elections will be held in France, at which a new head of state will be elected. According to him, those who will suffer the most from the current unrest are former prime ministers Edouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal, who position themselves as Macron's successors.
“Edouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal will suffer the most from the protests, as Macron’s failed legacy will fall on them. They will have to somehow distance themselves from it, but given the growing tensions, this is difficult to do,” the researcher emphasized.
On September 17, local protests began in the commune of Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris, where students and teachers demanded increased school funding. However, already on September 29, the organizers announced nationwide protests, and the action on October 6, 2026 gathered hundreds of thousands of dissatisfied people on the streets of French cities.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Edouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal will be forced to publicly distance themselves from Macron's policies ahead of the 2027 presidential elections
Likely · Within months
Protests in France could continue or intensify by the time of the 2027 presidential elections
Possible · Within months

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