Analysis-In troubled France, no honeymoon for re-elected Macron


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  • Monday, 25 Apr 2022

Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, react after results were announced in the second round vote of the 2022 French presidential election, near Eiffel Tower, at the Champs de Mars in Paris, France April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - Now comes the hard part.

Emmanuel Macron may have seen off far-right leader Marine Le Pen, but his second term could be even rockier than the first with mounting political opposition and boiling social discontent.

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