Macron wanted to be the answer to the loss of the epic grandeur that once illuminated (in French eyes) the entire world, while still acknowledging the problems facing the country.

The current situation of the French economy was summed up in a phrase a few days ago by the governor of the Bank of France, François Villeroy de Galhau: "Today, France has strayed from the path of progress; doubt has set in," he declared. Yes, since his arrival at the Élysée Palace, the president has tried to reverse that public perception with a hyperactive diplomatic style and a straightforward approach. Macron has tried to regain Paris's strength on the international stage, but the results have far from matched his expectations. Return to grandeur Let's start by trying to understand what "grandeur" is and where it comes from. “From Charles de Gaulle! And from the love of history,” affirms Michel Duclos, former French ambassador to Brussels, Syria, and the United Nations, without hesitation when asked about the origin of the idea. “The French have a greater passion for their past than the Spanish,” he maintains in an interview with El Confidencial. Although General de Gaulle never defined the term precisely, an emergency definition could be France’s ability to act in accordance with what its History with a capital H requires. And as he captured in his memoirs: “France cannot be France without its ‘grandeur.’” Macron embarked on a personal mission to rescue Lebanon from itself, but was unsuccessful; he tried to channel the crisis in Mali and ended up withdrawing his troops. During his term, France lost a multi-million-dollar contract to sell submarines after the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom agreed to the Aukus defense pact behind his back. This agreement has left Paris in a marginal position in the Indo-Pacific and has caused relations with the United States to reach their lowest level in decades. Some lament that the country has not even managed to develop a vaccine after what happened.