I missed the fact that there was an informal emperor in the EU apparently
A German and a French deputy. The rest of you are just along for the ride.
> france24
I wonder who it could be? Could it be Macron?
> [photo of Macron]
Macron? Maybe? Yes?
> [really driving things home with a sledgehammer]
>
> Merkel’s exit may well open the door for French President Emmanuel Macron to slide into the driver’s seat
I think that they might be suggesting Macron.
> Yet critics say Merkel’s tactics of sitting out crises and prioritising economic interests, even in dealings with Russia or China, have fuelled inertia and stifled further European integration.
>
> Her exit may well open the door for the other half of the European engine — Macron — to slide into the driver’s seat.
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I missed the fact that there was an informal emperor in the EU apparently
A German and a French deputy. The rest of you are just along for the ride.
> france24
I wonder who it could be? Could it be Macron?
> [photo of Macron]
Macron? Maybe? Yes?
> [really driving things home with a sledgehammer]
>
> Merkel’s exit may well open the door for French President Emmanuel Macron to slide into the driver’s seat
I think that they might be suggesting Macron.
> Yet critics say Merkel’s tactics of sitting out crises and prioritising economic interests, even in dealings with Russia or China, have fuelled inertia and stifled further European integration.
>
> Her exit may well open the door for the other half of the European engine — Macron — to slide into the driver’s seat.
**Macron**