France's Macron says he will leave politics after 2027 election (www.rfi.fr)
from MastKalandar@feddit.online to world@lemmy.world on 06 May 16:55
https://feddit.online/c/world/p/1659089/france-s-macron-says-he-will-leave-politics-after-2027-election

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will not remain in politics after leaving the Élysée Palace in 2027, once his maximum two terms are over.

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hobata@lemmy.ml on 06 May 16:57 next collapse

Will his mom really let him do that?

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com on 06 May 16:58 collapse

Perhaps Brigitte be old enough to retire ?

RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world on 06 May 18:08 collapse

Didn’t Macron raise the age of retirement for men? /s

EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world on 06 May 18:28 next collapse

Most presidents in America retire from government as well. The only exceptions are when the president becomes a Supreme Court justice.

Do French Presidents ever do anything other than retire?

MastKalandar@feddit.online on 06 May 18:30 next collapse

Look at the title carefully. He says he will leave Politics.

What does that mean now ??

He’s far too young to declare retirement.

Zorque@lemmy.world on 06 May 19:52 next collapse

He’s probably got quite a few oligarchs eager to put him on their board.

Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 07 May 01:20 next collapse

he’s far too young to declare retirement

He’ll be 50 which isn’t too far from Obama leaving office at 55, and he effectively retired afterwards.

iglou@programming.dev on 07 May 10:00 collapse

I suspect Macron is much more driven by ambition than Obama was. I doubt he’ll just retire.

onoki@reddthat.com on 07 May 01:36 next collapse

At least in Finland the ex-politicians usually become lobbyists, public speakers and leaders in private organizations.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was similar in France.

jobbies@lemmy.zip on 07 May 05:33 collapse

He’s French, he’s got years of sitting at pavement cafes, drinking espresso and smoking Gitanes to catch up on.

Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 07 May 09:50 next collapse

I think they all become de facto members of the conseil constitutionnel and then never actually do anything with it. Which I think would be weird anyway since that would allow them to influence laws after their term.

iglou@programming.dev on 07 May 09:59 collapse

Macron is particularly young for a president. His political career peaked really quickly, and it can’t really go higher. But I suspect he has other ambitions now. Retiring so early doesn’t make sense for someone who’s driven by ambition.

jobbies@lemmy.zip on 07 May 05:34 next collapse

Oh yes and they all keep their promises.

richardwallass@sh.itjust.works on 07 May 07:50 next collapse

Best news of the day. Can’t wait 2027.

CyroSignal@lemmy.world on 07 May 09:16 next collapse

I already knew that because I’m French.

FortyTwo@lemmy.world on 07 May 10:44 collapse

Right, just like Mark Rutte left politics to become a full-time secondary school teacher after his last cabinet