Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (French: [emanɥɛl makʁɔ̃] ⓘ; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017.

1 day ago · Macron has gathered European leaders repeatedly in Paris, rushed to Washington and later to London, and generally become the focal point of Europe’s struggling effort to stand on its own feet.

Mar 7, 2025 · Emmanuel Macron is a French banker and politician who was elected president of France in 2017. Macron was the first person in the history of the Fifth Republic to win the presidency without the backing of either the Socialists or the Gaullists, and he was France’s youngest head of state since Napoleon.

May 8, 2017 · Former economy minister Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France in 2017, making him the youngest president in the country's history.

Dec 5, 2024 · Macron faces the critical task of naming a replacement capable of leading a minority government in a parliament where no party holds a majority.

6 days ago · Nuclear power. In a resounding declaration last week, Macron announced he would discuss extending France’s nuclear deterrent to European partners to help protect the continent.. France’s nuclear power is inherited from the strategy set by wartime hero Gen. Charles de Gaulle, president from 1958 to 1969, who sought to maintain France’s independence from the U.S. and assert the country’s ...

Dec 6, 2024 · French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stay in office until the end of his term in 2027 and said he will name a new prime minister within days.

Macron was the founding member of Renaissance (originally En Marche ! and later La République En Marche !). He defeated National Rally nominee Marine Le Pen. He again defeated Le Pen in the 2022 French presidential election. He was the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since Napoleon, at 39.

Mar 5, 2025 · Macron’s move comes in response to a push by German election winner Friedrich Merz, who recently called for a discussion on “nuclear sharing” with France. EU leaders are set to address the issue of nuclear deterrence, among other topics, during the Thursday summit in Brussels focusing on support for Ukraine and European defense .

Mar 5, 2025 · Macron revealed more about the plan in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, saying that France and the United Kingdom have proposed a month-long limited ceasefire in Ukraine.