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LemonAndLies t1_ja9heeb wrote

Reply to comment by imakenosensetopeople in Macron flies to Africa to counter waning French influence by HRJafael

Especially since its no longer the 1950s and the French President is not as highly regarded outside of France as the British Queen was outside of the UK.

Unless he has some sort of generous deals to offer, Macron is wasting his time here.

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CountryOk4176 t1_ja9pppo wrote

It is for domestic purposes. With all due respect, this guy is definitely into show man politics. I thought he was going to kiss Zelensky last time they met.

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LemonAndLies t1_ja9q1h3 wrote

Oh that's a very good point actually!

I was only thinking of what it might achieve for France, rather than how it might benefit Macron domestically.

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Zefyris t1_jabznpq wrote

I seriously doubt it. Macron has been moving a lot internationally to benefit France. And I have to say, most of those moves made perfect sense, regardless of the execution itself that I will not judge here.

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J4MES101 t1_ja9mzd5 wrote

Well I mean it’s not as if France is in a mess and he has stuff to do at home…

Wait. Ok. Yeah. He shouldn’t go.

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Zefyris t1_jabzjkx wrote

Most of that is on the gov, not the president. He's not the prime minister.

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