“A romantic or classical view of the French approach would have been to say, 'It's a French company; let no one attack it. Let's block any merger. But the reality is Alcatel-Lucent is not a French company; it's a global company. Its main markets are China and the U.S. Its ownership is foreign; most of its managers aren't French.”

French politician

Emmanuel Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He founded Renaissance in 2016 and has been a member of the party since then. Before becoming president, Macron served as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014 and as Minister of Economics and Finance from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande. He is known for his role in French national politics and public remarks on government and policy.