Even though the difference between the vote shares is not that much, the people of France have shown which side they are and that they want the country to progress and develop further and play a decisive and important role European Union as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. The importance of a stable France being governed by an impactful and powerful leader has been the need of the hour for the region, particularly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. When the offensive started, it was Macron who tried to persuade Putin to call off the war and even reached out several times to put an end to the war. Even though that did not work, and Russia went ahead with its plans, reports also suggest that Russia wanted Marine Le Pen to rise to power; however, the people of France did not let that happen.
Marine Le Pen has been vouching for tax cuts to tackle the high cost of living, a ban on wearing the Muslim headscarf in public and a referendum on immigration controls and has managed to get over 40 per cent of the total vote share. If Pen would have been victorious, the same would not have added to the chaos and instability in France and might have also ended up presenting a different picture of France—whose President is the unofficial head of the EU—towards the Russia-Ukraine war. That is what Kremlin might have been thinking by lobbying for getting Pen to secure the power: maybe to roll back the sanctions that France had to impose on Moscow, because, it is the Europe which was dependent on Russia when it comes to the energy needs.
As of now, it seems that France has gone with progress, development and inclusiveness, rather than stepping out with anarchy, crises and timidity. The same is depicted by the Marcon’s victory address at the foot of the Eiffel Tower where he said: “Now the election was over I would be the President for all.” He indicated that he will work for the betterment, and prosperity of one and all while celebrating the rejection of the far-right group for the betterment and the protection of the inclusive nature of France.
