Why is Macron’s Centrism So Unpopular in France?

Half the people think he goes too far? The other half think he doesn’t go too far enough?

Have you considered he might be unpopular because he's a politician in France?

Please give her more airtime, I love her professional, composed and well made reports - and bonus point, she's the only colleague who can pronounce foreign words properly! Bien joué ;)

I'm French, living in France, and I approve everything said in this video. Very clear, very informative, non-partisan, well-informed : Two thumbs up 👍👍, and Merci.

Arrogant? The dude dubs himself 'Jupiter'...

Article 49.3, in a democracy that goes through the trouble of having two rounds to assure proportional representation, is just 🤯

I can image a form of centrism which pragmatically combines the most popular and successful ideas from the left and right. Currently, most mainstream centrist parties seem to combine the worst of both, to the benefit of the small elite who fund them. Like privatizing gains and socializing losses.

I'm not French so maybe there's something I don't know, but generally from what I've seen Macron's decline is due to actions under his administration, not the decline of centrism as an ideology, I predict Macron's party will have a period of losses but if a new popular face that sticks to centrism is introduced they might come back in the distant future.

Centrism can be effective when you build a social concensus, are effective and have your own principles. It's not about being a vacuum of values, it's about being a moderate in the means or at least dialogue while having very clear how you want your country to look. Macron didn't have commitment to a national vision for France, he was the response to the national visions of those perceived as more radical than himself. Hence, he couldn't ever have had that much momentum, especially if his competent centrism didn't actually deliver on the competence part.

There has been nothing centrist about Macron's policy...

Macron...arrogant? Shocking. Where is the taxing of the rich?

He’s always represented the status quo. Why would anyone wanting change vote for him?

Centrist? Really? Stop

Brilliant ad for new jobs with Sunak though...subtle🤣But yeah, Rishi is going down very soon...

I was hearing a couple days ago Macron called the election to dare them to actually govern. I’m guessing that wasn’t the case?

The problem isn't raising the pension age but setting a higher one for all job sectors. Bureaucrats and office workers can work longer but hard physical labour cannot.

The problem with modern politics is that everyone is fixated on the left vs the right while ignoring the other part of the political spectrum, authoritarianism vs liberalism. Yes Macron is a centrist. But he's also extremely authoritarian. Which is what people actually hate about him, not his centrist policies.

The linear representation of politic (left - center - right) is limited. There are multiple centers in politic and Macron's centrism is often called far-center or extreme center.

Macron is arrogant and possibly narcissistic. He is however the best President France has had sincr at least Valery d' Estaing. He has made many tough reforms which have been necessary forever.

Nobody likes the extreme center!