France on the path of global decline; How did “Macron” disappoint the French?
Mehr News, International group: France as one One of the most important colonialists in history, and as a permanent member of the Security Council and a member of the nuclear club and the NATO military pact, it has enjoyed exclusive privileges in international affairs for several decades. This country was also known as the most important member of the European Union, along with Germany, but now the page has turned and even Western think tanks believe that France has lost a significant part of its political influence in the past few years and The current equations of the international system do not have the previous effect.
The report of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) has repeatedly pointed out that France in fields such as participation in humanitarian aid, efforts to mediate and expand Peace and other things have taken a lazy approach; That too in a situation where because of Macron’s statements about the “brain death of NATO”, the member countries of this Western military alliance are not happy with his positions.
Macron on the verge of resignation
Macron held early elections in the hope that the fear of Le Pen and the radical left would scare French voters. However, the result was that Le Pen won a large number of votes and Macron’s bloc was forced to seek help from the left. But after a short time, she ditched her left-wing allies and struck a deal in which Le Pen would support a centrist-conservative government led by Michel Barnier in exchange for concessions on immigration policy and other issues.
However, despite many legal obstacles, Le Pen also ended Barnier’s job, and now analysts say it is better for Macron to step down because de Gaulle in 1969 He left power with far fewer failures than Macron’s. It will not be surprising if Macron also takes such action, because with the current situation, it will not be easy for him to last until the 2027 elections.
The famous “Figaro” newspaper published in Paris, in a report, has dealt with the issue that France’s foreign influence has been reduced for a long time and its ability to play a role in international and regional crises. does not have Figaro also acknowledged that since 2017, when Emmanuel Macron entered the Elysée as president, there have been major problems, one of the most important of which is public dissatisfaction with Macron’s economic policies and his disregard for the poor sections of society. which has caused more barbarism. Although the peak of the response to inequality appeared during the yellow vest protests in 2018, the scope of discontent is still expanding.
Figaro also pointed out that according to the latest field survey, in just one month, the desire of the French people to leave Macron went from 54% to 61%. has arrived Meanwhile, 72 percent of French people believe that they do not hope that the president’s economic promises will come true.
Macron, who claimed to use his country’s diplomatic capacity during some international crises such as the Russia-Ukraine war, actually did something that caused the negative economic consequences on France itself. also apply pressure. Recently, during the holding of early parliamentary elections, France practically entered a political deadlock.
In the detailed report of the English-language newspaper Daily Sabah, published in Ankara, we are faced with such an analysis: “The parliamentary elections showed that a complete chaos has cast a shadow over the political atmosphere of France. is Now, all political activists in Paris know very well that the inability of President Emmanuel Macron has led to chaos in French politics, and of course, in addition to internal problems, there is another problem, which is the decline of France’s influence at the international level.
Europe and the consequences of France’s decline
After Britain left the European Union, France and Germany are always known as the most important powers of this union. become As a result, their political problems directly affect the whole union. Anatole Lyon, a senior researcher at the Quincy Research Institute, said about this issue: “France and Germany are two important countries that are very important for the European economy, but in just one month, the government of both countries, with collapse, internal disputes and tension They faced the budget deficit for several reasons”.
In both cases, their financial problems, a combination of economic recession and pressure on welfare budgets with The cost of supporting Ukraine with arms has gotten worse. In fact, it can be seen that in France, the financial crisis has led to the deterioration of mainstream political parties, and the ground has been provided for the growth of extremist politicians.
France in the Middle East and Africa
Over the past few years, France has long sought to influence Lebanon’s political structure as a foreign actor, in an insidious way. But he did not succeed and we can safely say that an important part of Lebanon’s political problems is the result of French policies. The evidence shows that in addition to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, other political currents are not willing to support Samir Geagea, because he does not have a popular position as a trusted pillar of France and the Zionist regime.
Besides the cases of Lebanon and Syria, France has also had significant political failures in Africa. Despite France’s political and security efforts to influence the state-building process in Libya, this African oil country does not pay much attention to the demands of Paris, and Paris has lost its influence in other African countries such as Tunisia and Algeria.
The analysis of the think tank of the European Council on Foreign Relations indicates that a range of diverse reasons have reduced the influence of France in African countries. Among these factors, we can mention France’s own policies, the policies of competitors such as China, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Turkey, the emergence of new generations of African elites, and the inability of governments supported by Paris. As a result, there is a growing desire among the new African elites to save their countries from the traditional and unilateral dependence of France and seek broad and diverse international partnerships.
