Emmanuel Macron
Lucy Williamson looks at the life of Emmanuel Macron, who has become France's youngest President at the age of 39.
Emmanuel Macron has become France's youngest-ever President at the age of 39. He created a new political movement out of nothing and defeated the populist Marine Le Pen of the Front National. But who is the former banker and civil servant and how did he rise so far so fast? The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Paris Correspondent Lucy Williamson speaks to his old friends, his biographer, his voice coach and his political colleagues to find out how this son of two provincial doctors - who once dreamed of being a novelist or actor - has made it to the top of French politics.
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- Sat 24 Jun 2017 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 25 Jun 2017 05:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 25 Jun 2017 17:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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