Emmanuel Macron Has an Algorithm for Taking Control of Europe
France’s 41-year-old president is leaving Angela Merkel behind to strike out on his own—and it just might work.
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In a minimalist office in downtown Paris, Emmanuel Macron’s aides have spent months calculating which of their boss’s ideas are going to upset his allies the most.
Beneath retro election posters on bare white walls, the advisers run the numbers on what will enrage the Germans most, what can be done most cheaply, and what will grab him most attention, according to a person familiar with the work.