Macron calls war in Ukraine a threat to security and unity of France

French President Emmanuel Macron has called the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East a threat to his country's security, unity and economy. In his opinion, manipulations with elections in Georgia, Moldova and Romania threaten European democracy.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the New Year's address to the French people and Reuters.

The French leader made a New Year's speech that concludes the tumultuous year of 2024. In the middle of the year, he shocked the nation by announcing early elections. It was a gamble that backfired, as voters created a hung parliament with a significant increase in far-right MPs, eroding Macron's power.

“Clarity and humility lead me to recognize that at this stage this decision has brought more instability than peace, and I fully acknowledge that. The dissolution has caused more divisions in the Assembly than solutions for the French people,” the president said, in his clearest admission of guilt since the election.

Macron justified his decision to call early elections after the poor result in the European elections by the need to “clarify” the political situation. However, he lost his working majority and spent two months forming a minority government, which eventually collapsed in December, the first time this has happened in the country since 1962.

As a result, France was unable to approve the 2025 budget by the end of the year, and Macron had to appoint his fourth prime minister of the year in December, who was veteran centrist François Bayrou.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 01/01/2025