He could have known. France's president, Emmanuel Macron, only had to remember his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy had once summoned an angry citizen who refused to give him handshake: "Go away, poor idiot." He didn't get rid of sentence. He became a cipher for Sarkozy to be an arrogant-aggressive power man who was not under control.

On Wednesday, Macron made a similar faux when he expressed a visit to central France in crude terms, and protesters and unemployed people would prefer to go where re were jobs instead of wreaking havoc. The critical echo from far left to far right is now deafening. It culminates in sentence that Macron is a "Président of riches", a president of rich. A reproach in France can hardly be worse.

In addition, 39 years of young president, former investment bankers and elite students from a medical family have become more and more verbal. Sometimes research reformer, he would not give in to lazy. Sometimes he spoke in devaluation of "illiterate workers". Anor time he distinguished between those who succeed, and those who are nothing. Sometimes he advised protesters who alluded to his expensive suits: "The best way to make a suit is to work." This elitist attitude is very bad in a country that has written "l'égalité", principle of equality of citizens, on every town hall.

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It is not easy for a master in town Hall of Republic, Élysée Palace. Because he is not supposed to be too equal again. Macron's socialist predecessor François Hollande was mocked by French because he wanted to be a "normal president." A successor of Charles de Gaulle and François Mitterrand and Lord of French nuclear force normal? Many people found this ridiculous, especially since Hollande used to be quite habitual.

But citizens expect a certain attitude that cannot be confused with arrogance by ir president, who is supposed to embody meaning of nation. Macron, so find his critics, must still learn to distinguish between both.

Tact and style feeling, especially towards people who are not so beautiful, young, smart and successful as social liberal president, will be important if he wants to enforce his ambitious reform agenda. As announced in election campaign, Macron is just rebuilding its country. He has already liberalized labour market, which many left criticize him as a betrayal of social achievements of Republic.

Date Of Update: 06 October 2017, 12:07