Macron Phenomenon: Towards A Presidential Republic?

The paper provides an analysis of the political style and governance of the French President Emmanuel Macron. It deals with the question of whether his term of office represents a discontinuity with the presidential tradition of the Fifth Republic and a shift from a semi-presidential republic to a presidential system. The central argument is that although Emmanuel Macron seeks to represent a vigorous presidential authority and has ambitions to promote a strong verticality of the executive power, the political system of the Fifth Republic has not been formally more presidentialized after 2017.