EPISODE · May 17, 2018 · 29 MIN
Macron: One Year On
from The Briefing Room · host BBC Radio 4
One year into his presidency, can Emmanuel Macron succeed in reforming France where his predecessors have failed? The Briefing Room visits Paris to find out what President Macron stands for and whether his reforms are likely to take root. Does En Marche - the political movement which helped President Macron get elected - have what it takes to change the face of French politics. David Aaronovitch is joined by:Pierre Briançon, Chief Economics Correspondent at Politico EuropeAdam Plowright, France correspondent at AFP and author of 'The French Exception'Delphine O, LREM MP at the French National AssemblySophie Pedder, Paris Bureau Chief at The Economist and author of forthcoming biography 'Revolution Française'Bruno Jeanbart, Deputy Managing Director of OpinionWayAlexander Bregman, CEO, InvitlyCharlotte Muller, CEO, LeService.
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One year into his presidency, can Emmanuel Macron succeed in reforming France where his predecessors have failed? The Briefing Room visits Paris to find out what President Macron stands for and whether his reforms are likely to take root. Does En Marche - the political movement which helped President Macron get elected - have what it takes to change the face of French politics. David Aaronovitch is joined by:Pierre Briançon, Chief Economics Correspondent at Politico EuropeAdam Plowright, France correspondent at AFP and author of 'The French Exception'Delphine O, LREM MP at the French National AssemblySophie Pedder, Paris Bureau Chief at The Economist and author of forthcoming biography 'Revolution Française'Bruno Jeanbart, Deputy Managing Director of OpinionWayAlexander Bregman, CEO, InvitlyCharlotte Muller, CEO, LeService.
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