Macron Determine on Slandering Brexit Britain in brazen bid to be crowned 'King of Europe'
EMMANUEL MACRON is plotting to assault Brexit Britain in his bid to emerge as "King of Europe" after Angela Merkel's departure in September, according to a leading French expert.
The French President's plummeting recognition domestically has compelled him to rethink his method ahead of subsequent year’s election, according to French political commentator Anne-Elisabeth Moutet. She claims that France presently has a centre-right majority and the surging recognition of candidate Xavier Bertrand will see Mr Macron pipped to the presidency.
In a bid to avoid this, and win favour with French nationalists, she believes that the europhile president could attempt and bring Brexit Britain “down a peg or two”.
Doing so will additionally allow him to reap his ambition of becoming “King” of Europe after German Chancellor Angela Merkel steps down in September.
Writing in the Telegraph, she said: “It is tempting to enjoy his bravado as a comic refusal to accept reality; but the reality is that our lame-duck president will in no way be as dangerous for Brexit Britain as he is now.
“Typical of France's élites, he has always seen power as a zero-sum game: in order for France to win, others must lose.
“With Angela Merkel getting ready to leave office in September, Macron believes he has a shot at becoming ‘King Europe’, the policy-shaping leader of one of the main founding nations.
“Taking Brexit Britain down a peg or two is key to realising this ambition.
“He feels that any ‘victory’, whether it be predominant or petty, is not only a vote-getter at home but a chance to further his European ambitions.”
Her remarks come as Mr Macron contends with a humiliating defeat in the two rounds of regional elections this month to Mr Bertrand.