How will the result of the French elections affect Greece?
Thriller in Paris, reflection in Athens on who is the winner French elections – How will the balances change? The polls in Paris will be a wonderful case study for the upcoming Greek elections
The backdrop of French elections is more or less predictable. There is the expected Macron dipole against Le Pen and the Melanson factor. The result of the ballot, precisely because France is a powerful power in Europe, but also in the international arena, will clearly affect (to some extent) the geostrategic balances in the EU. and consequently in Greece. Emanuel Macron in recent years has managed to build the profile of a leader who was the awe-inspiring rival of Merkel and Germany in general. He did not hesitate to clash many times with the US establishment, with the former German Chancellor on budgetary discipline issues, while we must not forget that he is the man who supported Greece as much as anyone else against Turkey.
The current French President not only openly supported Greece, but clearly opposed Erdogan and Turkish revisionism. He built a solid foundation on the doctrine “Greece – France alliance” and for all the above reasons Macron enjoys special appreciation from the Greek people. The effect is very different if we have Melanson, Le Pen or Macron at the helm of France. As far as Greece is concerned, Athens is a member of the EU. and all the French candidates have connections and good relations with the Greek parties. Regardless of the outcome, however, Athens’s strong ties with French parties will be maintained and Greece will be affected to the extent that this will be done for the other European countries. In other words, the strong military and defense agreements between Greece and France will not be interrupted. But no one can predict from now on whether Le Pen or Melanson will continue to keep France as a rival pole in German-occupied Europe or whether they will lead to national isolation due to the justified Euroscepticism that exists inside France.
In Greece, the vast majority believe that voices like Macron’s are needed in the Old Continent, since in recent decades no other leader has stood up to Merkel and Erdogan. The hasty conclusions that if Macron does not come out everything will be blown up are dangerous. Obviously Macron is more European and philhellenic, but obviously the French vote by different criteria than all of us. For example, many leftists voted for Macron in previous elections. However, the French Proos followed within a right-wing policy, provoking the reaction of the people as I recall with the yellow vests. On the other hand, Lepen, in these elections, puts aside the nationalist and xenophobic declarations that made her stand out and focuses more on the social part, hitting Macron mainly through the pension. Do not forget that in the election posters she does not have her last name, but only her first name. “Marina for President” is her motto and not Lepen for president.
Finally, it is worth noting that the temporary populist rise seen by Emanuel Macron after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has subsided, as the French seem to be more interested in their daily lives and the consequences of the war in it, than in the war itself. . and geopolitics.
In practice, the French elections will not affect us much but it will be a wonderful one case study on the upcoming Greek elections. Food for thought and study by both our politicians and our pollsters.
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