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Emmanuel Macron

President of France · France

Portrait of Emmanuel Macron.
Archive portrait · Photo: Nebojša Tejić / STA, via Governo da Eslovénia (gov.si, Flickr), Domínio público (marca de domínio público do Governo da Eslovénia) · Image credits

In short

Several outlets report that an honour guard fainted while escorting Emmanuel Macron before the Slovak president's arrival, and that the French president rushed to help.1234 Libération reports that Macron was informed of Riner's candidacy before anyone else.5 Libération writes that, around 11 November, Macron, Le Pen and Mélenchon each frame the date differently: "the last" for Macron, "unity" for Le Pen and "peace" for Mélenchon.6 Libération also looks at Pierre-Olivier Costa, a close Macron ally, and the chaotic presidency of the Mucem.7 Le Monde assesses the disappointments of Franco-German defence cooperation under Macron, from tanks to fighter jets.8 Observador notes that the Macrons have again sued an influencer for defamation.9

AIMade at 10:31, from 9 headlines of the last 24 hours. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Popularity in the polls

Approval of Emmanuel Macron (the latest poll in Wikipedia's list)

Last recorded collection: 28/10/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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23% Approval · 76% Disapproval

YouGov · 25 Mar 2026 · 1,034 interviews · see the poll ↗

This poll is more than 60 days old: no newer one has come out.

Recent polls
PollsterDatesApprovalDisapproval
YouGov25 Mar 202623%76%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 28/10/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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Defence

Office

  • President of the French Republic since 7 May 2022 · Source

    Is head of the armed forces and chairs the higher national defence councils (French Constitution, art. 15); he alone decides on the use of nuclear weapons.

Positions and proposals

  • Military service

    «The ambition is to build up gradually, with 3,000 conscripts this year and 10,000 by 2030. Here we are.»

    Original in French: L'ambition est de monter en puissance progressivement avec 3 000 appelés cette année, 10 000 en 2030. Nous y sommes.

    With the first intake of the new National Service, at air base 115 in Orange.

    Speech · 15 Sep 2026 · Source

  • Nuclear weapons

    «As a consequence, I have decided to increase the number of warheads of our arsenal.»

    Original in French: C'est pourquoi j'ai ordonné d'augmenter le nombre de têtes nucléaires de notre arsenal.

    At the Île Longue nuclear submarine base, on nuclear deterrence and its European dimension ('forward deterrence', with no sharing of the final decision).

    Speech · 2 Mar 2026 · Source

  • Defence spending

    «That is why, on 13 July, I chose to bring forward to 2027 the goal, originally set for 2030, of reaching an annual defence budget of 64 billion euros.»

    Original in French: Voilà pourquoi j'ai souhaité, le 13 juillet dernier, avancer à l'année 2027 l'objectif, initialement prévu pour 2030, d'atteindre un budget annuel de 64 milliards d'euros pour notre défense.

    In his New Year address to the armed forces at air base 125 in Istres; he added that over two terms the defence budget will have doubled.

    Speech · 15 Jan 2026 · Source

Alliances

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Headlines naming Emmanuel Macron

A headline counts when it names this person, using the site's fixed list of names (no AI, no tone). Last 48 hours.