France’s Macron seeks to reassert authority with prime-time TV presser

On the back of a troubled year marked by an unpopular pension reform and controversial new immigration rules, France’s Emmanuel Macron will hold a press conference on Tuesday night in a bid to rejuvenate the final three years of his presidency. For his prime-time event, Macron has invited an audience of journalists to the Elysée Palace to challenge him with open questions once he’s done presenting his refurbished policy declaration.The so-called “meeting with the nation” – to be broadcast live o