US Edition‘Unity, strength, hope’: Macron calls for a fruitful 2026 in New Year’s address
Macron pledges to support Ukraine and safeguard the 2027 election from foreign interference while facing lowest approval ratings since 2017, with 63% of French uninterested in his address.
- On December 31, 2025, Emmanuel Macron delivered a televised New Year's Eve address at 8pm from the Élysée Palace, urging unity, strength and hope and pledging to work until the `last second` of his mandate and guard the 2027 presidential election from foreign interference.
- Facing a hung parliament, Macron's failed snap polls in 2024 and a recent emergency law deepened the deadlock, leaving the 2026 budget unresolved in the National Assembly .
- On domestic policy, he outlined three priorities: voluntary national service, social media regulation based on round tables, and end-of-life legislation reviewed by the Senate from 20 January.
- On foreign policy, Macron announced a Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on January 6 to secure commitments protecting Ukraine after any peace deal and will keep a high international profile.
- Looking ahead to 2026, Macron faces low engagement as 63 percent of the French public do not plan to watch his address and pollsters predicted a tough 2027 election for far-right contenders.
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Macron: allies will make commitments on protecting Ukraine at Jan 6 meeting
European leaders meeting in Paris on January 6 will make firm commitments towards protecting Ukraine after any peace deal with Russia is brokered, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday during his New Year Eve's speech.
French President Emmanuel Macron said tonight in his traditional New Year's address to the nation that he has three wishes for 2026, which are unity, strength and hope, local media reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron has little support among voters, but he is holding on until the end.
The head of state tried to show himself on the front line, Wednesday 31 December, during his vows for 2026. "This year will be useful," he promised. In France as well as abroad, however, his margin of manoeuvre is shrinking as soon as the end of the quinquennium approaches.
On the occasion of his vows of 2026, Macron emphasized national unity, European defence and economic sovereignty, while reaffirming his will to complete his mandate.
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