Opinion | France's Identity Crisis Is on Hold
France had been engaged in a major debate about its national identity. Then Putin launched his war on Ukraine.
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France had been engaged in a major debate about its national identity. Then Putin launched his war on Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron has positioned himself as the diplomatic linchpin in Western Europe's response to Russian's invasion of Ukraine ahead of France's election on Sunday, but a right-wing opposition candidate could complicate Mr. Macron's path to a second term.
The most important thing extremists on either side of the political spectrum have in common is a sense of deep self-pity.
According to Joël Reland, "the effect of the war in Ukraine on the Presidential election in France is to make an already likely outcome – the re-election of President Macron – a near certainty".