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/

Successive former presidents such as Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy have attempted sweeping reforms, but have either failed outright or have had to curtail their ambitions.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-government-unveils-unpopular-pension-reform/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication