It was kind of unsettling to people who had expected old politics. Emmanuel Macron, who had never 26 any elected office before, became president of France in May 2017. At 39, Macron is the youngest man ever to be elected to France’s highest office. 27 this, he also announced his candidacy and new political party only six months before the election. The party is called En Marche!, which 28 to mean onwards and forwards, and had not existed before Macron’s run for office.

     After Macron was elected president of France, his party swept the legislative elections. En Marche! won more than 43% of the 29 and 301 out of 577 seats in the National Assembly. Even though the French economy has weakened for years, Macron now has a significant mandate to make the changes he wants to make. 30 a former businessman, Macron will hopefully restore the greatness of France on the international stage.