The French Elections of 2022: Macron's Half Victory in a Changing Political Landscape
Journal: JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies
Year: 2023

The French presidential and legislative elections of 2022 were not expected to be particularly exciting ones. Whereas the 2017 elections had upended the French political system, resulting in the election of a 39-year-old political novice to the French presidency and to his newly formed party winning the subsequent legislative elections, 2022 looked to be a repeat of that election. In spite of a tumultuous first term as president, marked by early protests by the Yellow Vests (Della Sudda and Reun