On March 17, Serbian President Vučić said that the world is on the verge of a third world war, and in the next six months, the battle between Russia and Ukraine will become more intense, and the world is facing the most serious crisis since the end of World War II. Vučić's long-spoken statement revealed Serbia's heart and expressed the concerns of the EU people.
During this period, whether it was the anti-war demonstrations in the United States and Europe, German protesters demanding that Germany withdraw from NATO, or the crash of a US drone over the Black Sea, or a military exercise held by US bombers on the Russian border, many signs show that after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the world situation has indeed become more and more turbulent.
At this time, French politics shook. Because of Macron's advocacy of the retirement reform bill, protests broke out in France many times during this period. In Paris, French police also fought protesters, and the scene was very chaotic. In this case, the French opposition, which did not want Macron to remain president, began to stir up trouble.
This time, it's time for Putin to be happy.
Macron's most troublesome opponent is Le Pen. In the 2022 French election, Le Pen, who supports France's withdrawal from NATO, has become Macron's biggest opponent, although the final result is that Le Pen is a bad move, but in France, Le Pen's support rate is still high.
Le Pen said she was ready to file a vote of no confidence in Macron. On March 17, French lawmakers who did not support Macron filed a no-confidence vote, which was supported by more than 50 French lawmakers.
In short, if all goes well, Macron could face impeachment next week, and if Macron fails to unite France and chaos grows across France, he could be forced to step down.
On March 23, a general strike is likely to break out in France, which may plunge France into chaos.
Florian, a French opposition leader, believes that the United States is clearly behind the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline, and that the United States wants Europe to go to a big war, and France should withdraw from NATO. Florian stressed that France should not continue to provide Ukraine with a lot of military help.
In the past year, French energy prices have soared due to the EU's tough sanctions against Russia and the United States' unwillingness to help the EU tide over difficulties. In order to express dissatisfaction with Macron, the French people held a protest march, and in desperation, Macron had to ask the United States to help, but the United States still chose to stand idly by.
For Macron, there are at least three challenges to face.
The first challenge is whether to change your mind and abandon the retirement reform bill. If this continues, the more French will join the protests, the more confident the French opposition will be, and the higher the likelihood of Macron's impeachment.
Not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if Macron's impeachment passes, then what should Macron do?
The second challenge is whether to participate in mediating the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in a timely manner. Although Macron has had many dialogues with Putin and has looked at things from Russia's standpoint, so far, Macron has not "let Putin sit down with Zelensky." Of course, it's not easy to do that.
It is relatively easier to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons, but the question is, is Macron willing to do so?
The third challenge is whether you have the courage to say "no" to the United States. Whether it is seizing the large military industry orders that originally belonged to France, or taking the opportunity to sell high-priced natural gas to France, many actions of the United States have made the French people see the true face of the United States. However, Macron, who has repeatedly shown strength to the United States, is thunderous and rainy every time, and the French people remember this in their eyes.
For Le Pen's move, Putin should be happy to see it, but where to go next, Macron should think hard.