If he succeeds, Mr Macron would be the first French leader for two decades to win a second term in office.
| French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for a second term in April’s elections, seeking a mandate to steer the euro zone’s second-largest economy through the fallout ofMr Macron announced his bid in a letter published by several regional newspapers. If he succeeds, he would be the first French leader for two decades to win a second term in office.
Without giving a detailed manifesto, Mr Macron said he would continue to cut taxes and push for the French to work more, suggesting a return of an abandoned pension reform. He also hinted at a reform of the education system, saying teachers should be freer and paid better.Macron enters the presidential race just a month or so before the election’s first round on April 10.
With Mr Macron at the forefront of European efforts to secure a ceasefire and a peaceful resolution to the conflict, a campaign with fewer rallies by the incumbent and an unusual focus on foreign policy lies ahead., has said he would continue as the war rages on and acknowledged in the letter he will not be able to campaign as he would have liked because of the war.That may not hurt his chances.
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