For the leader of a nation to be supremely confident is a good thing but that is if you are not the president of France
Critics of Emmanuel Macron’s style say that he can sound arrogant. As a result, it appears the president is now unsettling swathes of the country with his sharp tongue.
MPs and close aides of the 40-year-old leader are concerned that his fondness for plain talk is feeding an image of regal disdain. They believe this may endanger his mission to overhaul France just as he has managed to defeat longstanding resistance to change.
Distaste for the president's style style seems to be reflected in the president’s relative unpopularity with almost 60% of the country disapproving of him.
On the other hand, a majority of the country appear to support his efforts to ease the regulatory mentality that have held it back for decades. For instance, Mr Macron has defeated the formidable rail unions who vowed to bring down his administration with weeks of strikes against his overhaul of the SNCF.
The president's team says Mr Macron's plain speaking is a way of reaching people and explaining his drive to transform not just the economy, but France’s attitudes to society, work and individual responsibility.
Critics of Emmanuel Macron’s style say that he can sound arrogant. As a result, it appears the president is now unsettling swathes of the country with his sharp tongue.
MPs and close aides of the 40-year-old leader are concerned that his fondness for plain talk is feeding an image of regal disdain. They believe this may endanger his mission to overhaul France just as he has managed to defeat longstanding resistance to change.
Distaste for the president's style style seems to be reflected in the president’s relative unpopularity with almost 60% of the country disapproving of him.
On the other hand, a majority of the country appear to support his efforts to ease the regulatory mentality that have held it back for decades. For instance, Mr Macron has defeated the formidable rail unions who vowed to bring down his administration with weeks of strikes against his overhaul of the SNCF.
The president's team says Mr Macron's plain speaking is a way of reaching people and explaining his drive to transform not just the economy, but France’s attitudes to society, work and individual responsibility.
