Emmanuel Macron (Renaissance) has been President of the French Republic since 14 May 2017. France's real GDP rose 1.1% a year under Emmanuel Macron, in office since May 2017, against +1.5% for the European Union. France ranks 3rd of 10 EU governments on the rise in freedom of expression; on the rise in the rule of law it is 9th. The government debt moved +18.6 percentage points in France against −1.3 percentage points for the European Union. Under François Hollande (2012 to 2017) the same series edged up 0.9% a year. On the World Bank's rule of law France has moved −4.8 points since day zero, to 74.6 of 100 in 2025.
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