Why the French are fed up (and what it means for Macron)

It's quite strange that the inclination for younger people to support candidates like Mélenchon wasn't covered

i was in France during 2007-2013, i always had the impression that there were only a bad candidate and the worse candidate, you had to pick one.

I love The Economist, but after watching the video I am under the impression it’s all over the place and doesn’t really clearly state why the French are fed up. It doesn’t put the current situation in the context of the past. I would like to see a more detailed analysis including comparisons between how was France like under successful presidencies (such as François Mitterand) and now, so we can conclude what has changed. It’s not enough to just say France has a problem with immigration and rising prices (and maybe transportation lines in the heart of the country) and that’s all I have heard in the video.

The french being angy with their leaders is like the least surprising thing i heard in my life

" Collapsing like a soufflé " made me giggle

This is an insult to what is actually happening and why most people are fed up with the current state of the country.

There is an air of presumptuousness about Macron's victory across the media, as there was before Brexit, as there was before Trump.

I feel like this video and these comments don't reflect what's actually going on in france

It's insulting how this video simplifies the French political landscape. Especially at 5:36. So it's Macron vs populism, and people who don't support the former are uneducated grumpy people from rural areas? FYI, the candidate who got the most votes in Ile de France is the "populist" Mélanchon. Take a look at his programme and the sociology of his electorate before you call him that.

Everyone neglects to mention Macron's condescending attitude toward huge portions of the French population. He has made innumerable statements saying that certain French people "'are nothing" or that the unvaccinated are "not citizens." The traditional attitude in French politics has been that the president is the leader of ALL French people, not only of those who share his views. To understand the arrogance of these young technocrats around Macron, one must understand the Ecole nationale d'administration (ENA) from which most top level bureaucrats and politicians come (including Macron and many of his closest aides). Outside of Paris (in what has been dubbed "La France périphérique") Macron has relatively little political support evidenced by his party's terrible showing in every election since Macron was elected nearly five years ago.

In France lots of people are calling Marcon "the president of the rich". Lots of his actions are seen as gifts for the riches part of the population (ex suppression of solidarity taxes) followed by reduction of social services because they are now too expensive. During his term he also made a lot of humiliating comments toward the lowest income people

Hats off to the French. They really know how to expres their grievances.

He divided the country even more in his 5 years in office & put Marine Le Pen where she is now. Unemployment has decreased because they changed how to mesure it.

I don't get how this video does not give a word about JL Mélenchon, the third candidate, that almost took the place of Le Pen ar the first round of the election. There are three blocks in France today. The right, (Macron 28% at the first round of the election) during his presidency he revealed to represent authoritarian-liberalism, hard right (Le Pen 23%), nationalist, and the left, social ecology (Mélenchon 22%).

Ask yourself, what did Macron did for the French citizen? Did he listens when the yellow vest went on the street? Did he really listens to the protests?

As a French individual you only cover 5 percent of what is truly happening in France 🇫🇷 and it’s obvious who you are bias for. The data shows 55+ people will turnout big for Macron but the other age categories will mostly support Le Pen and that’s not my words we have the poll numbers to back that claim.

The Economist is also disconnected from the real issues facing the struggling middle/low income EU & US classes. They are in the same "bubble" as Macron & Co

For those interested, even polls hadn’t anticipated Zemmour’s results to be this low last Sunday. A couple days prior the first round he was given about 9%, and he ended up at barely 7% (after having skyrocketed at almost 18% at some point a few moths ago). Le pen didn’t gain that much votes from him (she was given 23% on average, which is what she got). The real surprise was Melenchon, a far-left candidate, who was given mayyyyybe 17% a couple day prior the first round and got 22% in the end.

The fact the only interviewed people are above 50 years old .. it does not show the current situation in France at all and the gap between different age groups. If you want to learn anything about French politics, don’t watch this video

Macron has failed to: . Protect small companies and businesses . Protect women's rights against rising domestic violence . Protect the frontier against mass immigration . Profit from Brexit (as he himself said he would). On the contrary most companies that moved from the UK went to other European countries where it's much easier to do business (Netherlands for example)