Macron Installs Allies at 3 Key French Institutions as Far Right Leads 2027 Polls
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Updated · The New York Times · May 12
Macron Installs Allies at 3 Key French Institutions as Far Right Leads 2027 Polls
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 12
Emmanuel Macron has recently placed close allies atop three powerful institutions—the central bank, the national auditing authority and the Constitutional Council—while he is barred from seeking another term next year.
Those appointments are widely seen as an effort to limit how much a far-right president could reshape the state after the 2027 election, using institutions that can constrain policy decisions.
Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, the two likeliest far-right contenders, are both comfortably ahead of rivals in opinion polls, sharpening the stakes around Macron’s personnel choices.
Analysts say the moves are politically loaded but still within presidential powers, reflecting a familiar French practice of installing friendly figures in influential posts.
How will France's key institutions maintain independence after being filled with one president's allies?
With all eyes on the far-right, could Macron's moves unintentionally empower a radical-left government?
Is Macron's 'weatherproofing' a defense of democracy or a plan to undermine future elected leaders?