Merkel Endorses Macron, Saying He’d Make a Strong French President
- Front-runner is no German poodle, chancellor tells RND
- French-German relationship is key to Europe, Merkel says
Macron Trying to Reach Beyond the Elites
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said France’s Emmanuel Macron will make a “strong president” if he wins the May 7 runoff election against Marine Le Pen, a prospect that she explicitly backed.
Asked whether a victorious Macron would have to prove that he’s not a “poodle” to Germany, Merkel called the expression “simply absurd” in an interview with German media group Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland.