Emanuel
Macron has registered historic victory in the presidential election in France.
The 39-year-old Macron, considered to be a stranger in France's politics, will
be the youngest president of the country. In addition to winning, there are
also a lot of challenges in front of Macron, which he will have to face after
assuming office. He has to fight on many fronts that include but not limited to
the fight against the internal conditions of the country, on the tough front of
economy, terrorism.
The
immediate challenge before the President elect is to preserve the mass base in
the forthcoming parliamentary elections, which will take place in June.
Macron's party does not have a single seat in Parliament. His party will have
to contest this election in the next month, but it may have to resort to
coalition to strengthen its position. Many political parties only supported the
Macron in the presidential election to defeat Lee Pen, in such a situation
whether the parties would stand with them again or not is a big question. In
order to have a better performance in parliamentary elections, they have to
face their political opponents too.
Given below are some of the immediate challenges before the President elect:
Issue of Refugees
The
challenge of solving the problem of substantial number of the refugees who come
to France illegally is looming large in front of the President elect. The issue
of refugees has played an important role in the presidential election. Only
85,000 refugees had arrived in France in 2016, but after many terrorist
attacks, tension has increased with the Muslim population in a secular country.
In addition, Macron has also endorsed the French language essentiality for
citizenship.
Economic Recovery
Lowering
government spending in France will prove to be a major challenge. Due to this
expenditure on social security and government jobs, it is hanging like a sword.
In France 52 lakh people are in government jobs, which is 20 percent of the
total workforce. There was no plan to cut lien's jobs, but Macron's policies
could be in support of it. During the election, Macron aimed to save 60 billion
Euros in the budget so that the fiscal deficit could be reduced.
Terrorism
230 people
have died in the terrorist attacks in France after 2015. These attacks were
considered as a dent in the internal security of the country. In the case of terrorism
and security, Macron has advocated for a tough attitude. Hundreds of French
people went to fight in Syria and Iraq and now they are back. It will be the
government’s challenge to deal with them. The elected President, Macron, has no
experience in dealing with such serious cases. After being the supreme
commander of the army, he will have to show that he has strong hold on these
matters as soon as possible.
Unemployment
Providing employment
opportunities to young people is one of the biggest challenges in front of
France's new government. Failure to counter unemployment in the country is
considered to be the main reason behind the popularity of Le Paine's right-wing
party. Macron has talked about reforms in the labor market, and by changing the
weak labor laws, providing new employment opportunities in his electoral
agenda. However, for this, he may have to face opposition from leftist
opponents and trade unions.
-----Ashish Jha
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