WP Wiadomości: Is Macron's victory a victory for the Poles?

In an interview for WP Wiadomości, our deputy director Martin Michelot commented on Emmanuel Macron's victory in the first round of the French presidential elections.

In an interview for WP Wiadomości, our deputy director Martin Michelot commented on Emmanuel Macron's victory in the first round of the French presidential elections.

Note that although Fillon claims he would vote for Macron, the same cannot be said about his voters. This is not without a reason, as a large portion of his supporters are tough right-wingers, which Macron sees is a continuation of the Socialist government. Such continuation also includes the current immigration policy.

 Read the interview in Polish on WP Wiadomości's website here.

Martin Michelot
Senior Associate Research Fellow

Expertise: NATO and transatlantic security, European foreign policy and defense, French politics, elections and society, Visegrad Four and Central Europe, EU institutional issues