Overview

• French President Emmanuel Macron held a press conference to announce a series of reforms focusing on education and a 'demographic rearmament' strategy.
• Macron's strategy includes the overhaul of civic education, teaching of La Marseillaise in primary schools, implementation of the 'universal national service' program, testing of uniforms in schools, and the return of graduation ceremonies.
• Macron also confirmed a €2 billion tax cut in 2025 to improve the household budgets of the middle class and called for 'radical solutions' to overcome the public service crisis.
• Macron denounced the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) as 'the party of lies' and 'collective impoverishment', while also noting that being in 'the opposition is much easier than the government.'
• Despite not having a majority in parliament, Macron vowed to focus on 'results' and promised 'audacity, action, efficiency' in his reforms.