One young man told me that he trusted emanue macron to govern france again because of his track records so far. But other people at that event were not quite that supportive. One woman spoke to who suggested that matrin was using the war as an excuse to look like some kind of saviour. Wull, what do you make of that argument, that it is a bit of time president electioneering? i think it's inevitable that maron is going to be open to that criticism. The two are happening at the same time, and that exposes him to e criticism. You are actually also looking at someone who, as a politician, is at his best in a crisis.
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