After he won, Hollande closed the two reactors – even if he reneged on part of the deal by keeping nuclear’s contribution to French energy needs at around 70 percent.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20230105-how-france-s-prized-nuclear-sector-stalled-in-europe-s-hour-of-need

Despite former French presidents, including Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande as well as current Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne, attending the demonstration on Sunday, President Emmanuel Macron refrained from joining.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/11/13/petty-politics-french-far-left-boycott-bipartisan-paris-protest-against-antisemitism/

Hollande criticized the reform plans, which would raise the age of retirement to 64, as poorly planned.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/gn/news-round-tuesday-february-7-2023

Previous French guests for the event have included all of Macron’s immediate predecessors as France’s president: François Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/12/22/french-president-emmanuel-macron-will-be-the-guest-of-honor-at-indias-republic-day-celebrations/