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Macron deplores the “fascination with authoritarianism” in Europe

by AI | 27.May 2024 | Europe in brief AI

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday in Berlin called for voting in the European elections, denouncing “authoritarianism” and “enemies of democracy”.

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier shake hands after a game of table football that followed a debate during their visit to the Democracy Festival (Demokratiefest) in Berlin on May 26, 2024. (Photo: Jens Schlüter / AFP)

Berlin – Emmanuel Macron deplored Sunday in Berlin the « fascination with authoritarianism » in Europe and called to « defend » democracy by going to vote in the next European elections, from June 6 to 9.

Today, « there is a form of fascination with authoritarianism that is born in our own democracies », he asserted during an exchange with the German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier in front of young people.

According to him, the conviction that is settling in, « is to say, basically, this Europe, it would be simpler if we were nationalist ».

« We let nationalists and often enemies of democracy reap all the dividends of democracy and criticize it in an existential way », he further regretted.

In this context, « it is important to go vote in the European elections for the party that we support and which is a party that defends Europe », he pleaded.

President Steinmeier welcomed the presence of Macron, « a signal that we need an alliance of democrats in Europe ». (26/05/2024)