The media is desperate to influence the election outcome and has framed Macron in a flattering light. They call Macron an independent centrist.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437156/Leading-candidates-cast-votes-French-election.html Outsiders Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen sweep to victory as France Dailymail.uk]</ref> Yet he is a left-wing [[liberal]] who openly and strongly supports [[globalism]], extreme European integration and the EU, the politically socialist status quo, and left-wing former U.S. President Barack Obama. Macron is no different from the current French president Hollande. | The media is desperate to influence the election outcome and has framed Macron in a flattering light. They call Macron an independent centrist.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4437156/Leading-candidates-cast-votes-French-election.html Outsiders Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen sweep to victory as France Dailymail.uk]</ref> Yet he is a left-wing [[liberal]] who openly and strongly supports [[globalism]], extreme European integration and the EU, the politically socialist status quo, and left-wing former U.S. President Barack Obama. Macron is no different from the current French president Hollande. |