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Macron victory provides relief but challenges remain

Yesterday’s election of centrist liberal Emmanuel Macron as the next French President bodes well for the revitalisation of France’s lacklustre economy and the European project more generally. But he will encounter plenty of opposition and may have to water down his growth-boosting reforms. And failures may well bolster support for his populist rival Marine Le Pen.

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