As French President Emmanuel Macron shines on the international scene, at home, he is facing an arduous path to try to win back the hearts of the French.
In this photo taken on Tuesday Sept. 10, 2019 French President Emmanuel Macron listens to warehouse workers in Bonneuil-sur-Marne, southwest of Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron was a world away from the glamor of hosting world leaders at a G-7 summit a few weeks earlier. This time, those he was trying to win over weren't President Donald Trump and other heads of states in the luxurious seaside resort of Biarritz, but workers struggling to make ends meet.
But Macron was the picture of empathy Tuesday at the warehouse south of Paris, even as the 41-year-old former investment banker stood there in a tailored suit amid workers in orange safety jackets.His popularity badly damaged by the country’s often violent yellow-vest demonstrations against economic inequality earlier this year, Macron is trying to remake his image halfway through his presidency and win back the hearts of the French now that his Group of Seven hosting duties are behind him.
Macron 2.0 is coming across as more caring, patient and attentive. Gone is the blunt manner of a year ago, when he admonished retirees to “stop complaining” and told an unemployed man that finding work was as simple as crossing a street. A public transport strike in Paris that caused widespread disruption for millions of commuters Friday could be just a taste of the resistance that lies ahead over Macron’s plans to change the pension system and make employees work longer before retiring. Yellow-vest protesters are calling for a “big mobilization” on Sept. 21.
Last week, Macron visited a call center for abused women, listening in as a distraught woman pleaded for help from police. The government, meanwhile, has appealed for feedback onand has promised also to consult the public on pension reform.
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