He is the youngest head of state in the history of the fifth Republic, and abroad he gets a lot of applause. But 100 days after his election, the balance sheet, of Emmanuel Macron is only moderate. An Overview of topics.
Popularity
The honeymoon with the people is over. 100 days after his election, the French Emmanuel Macron judge is always critical. Only 36 percent of voters, according to the opinion research Institute Ifop, with funding by Macron satisfied. Thus, the hope because a carrier is worse than his from people’s unloved predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy (66%) and François Hollande (55 percent) after the same time. For Macron alarming: The discontent has intensified in the past weeks is palpable. Of a “free fall,” writes the press.
In addition to concrete reforms, including the personality of the President, the observers an authoritarian posturing attest to, the occasion for criticism. The 39-Year-old Macron chief of staff Pierre de Villiers abkanzelte publicly, after the Supreme soldier of France criticized the austerity policy in the military budget, made a good impression in the Public. De Villiers resigned a short time later from his office.
The seat of the Privileged: the national Assembly in Paris
New political culture
Although Emmanuel Macron has served as a consultant and Minister of the economy under François Hollande, he propagated in the election campaign, the break with France’s political class, an Elite that has to be understood from the point of view of many voters in the state as a self-service shop.
Instead of the accumulation of Offices and all-round supply is now to be modesty and self-restraint to the trademark. At the beginning of August, the national Assembly has removed many of the privileges of members, such as, for example, special conditions for the pension and unemployment insurance. Also an old Institution, the so-called parliamentary Reserve, belongs to the past; it gave members of Parliament a Budget that they could distribute, in its discretion, in the constituency.
The law for the “Moralization” of politics is not to create only the deputies of the national Assembly of new shackles. Also representatives of the lower levels are not allowed to employ family members in future as a parliamentary employee.
The conservative Opposition wants to leave, however, the prohibition by the constitutional tipping, because it is from their point of view against the prohibition of discrimination. At the latest, in September, the judges will make their verdict.
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The self-restraint of the members of not only the insight that in Paris, something from the rudder ran. You should also make the citizens of the cuts more bearable, which will require the government to them in the coming years.
The heart of the first round of Reform, a liberalized labour law. The state wants to take on this field significantly and decision-making powers to the parties to a collective agreement made. The relaxation of the labor law, the company shall cause to create new jobs, so for years, high rate of unemployment decreases. They are still negotiating about the Details, but on the 31. August, at the end of the summer vacation, to be informed of the French. The national Assembly has already made the way, so that the government can put this liberalization by Decree, without a Parliament vote.
The announced conversion of the pension and unemployment insurance Macrons Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has moved to 2018.
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Budget: Painful Cuts
After years of rule-violation in France at EU-level credible. Also this requirement was one of the campaign songs of Emmanuel Macron. However, in order to meet the Maastricht criteria this year, we need to reduce the expenditure of the state. Savings in the defense budget list, such as cuts in allocations for the regions and Départements, as well as on the string.
Enough money is not coming together in this way, however, and the government has also decided on cuts in social spending. In particular, the reduction of the housing allowance for the needy to five Euro per month starting in October has sparked a fierce storm of protest that is likely to be one of the reasons for the popularity of deep of the President.
Also unpopular: The social insurance tax (CSG) is increased. This measure is especially true of pensioners, because they can not be relieved through other means. With an early retirement age of 62 years and high in international comparison and Pensions entry will count towards this stratum of society so far, however, to the most Privileged in France.
The pressure of the street: by Comes Macron?
The need for reform in France had already recognized Macrons predecessor, but they failed to the pressure of the road and intra-party opponents. Emmanuel Macron, it runs better in this regard. The moderate trade unions are involved in important reform projects, and the politically inexperienced group of his party, “La Republique en Marche” is on the line, and of the Opposition the President has to fear little. Exciting will be, how much the inlet of the radical trade Union receives CGT, if you on 12. September a nationwide day of protest organized.
The reaction to the comparatively small reduction of the housing allowance by five euros, the government has already passed before our eyes, how quickly the discontent in the country may spread. Also, the survey Institute, there is currently no all-clear: Almost two-thirds of French people oppose, therefore, the labour market reform. The politicians were deleted, the privileges, and can not appease the people, apparently. Only a small majority finds the law to the “Moralisation” of politics.
No fear of contact on the international stage: Macron with US President Donald Trump
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The young President has taken a country in a state of emergency. Since February 2015, the security authorities have extraordinary powers. However, Macrons, the government has extended this condition for the last Time. On 1. November the state of emergency ends – nearly two years after the terrorist attack on the concert hall Bataclan.
Some of the more advanced skills, which the police, the intelligence services and the judiciary in a state of emergency, we want them to be, but were also in normal times. A law is currently in the vote of both chambers of Parliament.
Europe
In the election campaign, Macron had been campaigning for a European Finance Minister and a separate Budget for the Euro-Zone. Up to the Bundestag election will be made in this field. Only if in Berlin a new government has been formed, is likely to come up in these questions of movement. The self-conscious performances of the President on the Brussels stage, and his dealings with foreign heads of state and government to come to a General in the people’s good.