the foreign media are interested in the French political crisis

“The super gun, the Big Bertha”, these are the words used by a German presenter to talk about the 49.3. An article which, according to him, would make it possible to pass in force. An illustration of the great interest that the foreign press takes in the political situation in France, in the demonstrations against the pension reform and in the future of Emmanuel Macron. Its Prime Minister is also on the cover of the prestigious New York Times, Friday, March 17. According to the American daily, Emmanuel Macron would be “weakened and more isolated“. Same observation with our English neighbours, the Daily Telegraph considers him a “lame duck“.

“Macron defies the Assembly”

Alessio Zucchnini, an Italian TV presenter, does not beat around the bush: “Direction France where President Macron is forcing his hand to have the text of the law on pensions approved, but without the vote of the Assembly.” According la Repubblica : “Macron defies the Assembly and the people.“A permanent correspondent in Paris for the ARD channel sees this as a victory for Marine Le Pen. But other British media find extenuating circumstances in Emmanuel Macron. According to the BBC, “France would be impossible to reform“.