Macron Is Crushed Again in Senate Vote as EU-Canada Trade Agreement Is Rejected, in Victory for Farmers
For a head of state trying to project a forceful image to the world, banging the war drums and talking tough about situations that are real geopolitical landmines, you would imagine that French President must have things all worked out at home, right? Wrong.
For all his posturing, the ‘grandmaster of grandstanding’ leads a chaotic minority government, and the recent change of Prime Minister and Cabinet did very little to improve things.
For a head of state trying to project a forceful image to the world, banging the war drums and talking tough about situations that are real geopolitical landmines, you would imagine that French President must have things all worked out at home, right? Wrong.
For all his posturing, the ‘grandmaster of grandstanding’ leads a chaotic government, and the recent change of Prime Minister and Cabinet did very little to improve things.
And now he suffered yet another defeat in Parliament.
Associated Press reported:
“French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he ‘regrets’ the Senate’s vote to reject legislation to ratify a trade deal between the European Union and Canada that has been criticized by farmers as bringing unfair competition from abroad.