France’s Anti-Populist Populist
While Emmanuel Macron's victory over Marine Le Pen in France's presidential election is good news, it does not necessarily represent a turning point for populism in Europe. In fact, Macron himself represents a kind of “enlightened populism” – one that has struggled to defeat its nationalist variant in the past.
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WARSAW – Democrats of all stripes have been celebrating the prospect that the pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron – not the far-right National Front’s Marine Le Pen – will be France’s next president. But while Macron’s victory is good news, it does not augur the defeat of populism in Europe. On the contrary, Macron represents a kind of “enlightened populism” that comes with its own set of problems.