Rather, he is a president of missed opportunities, and with a problem similar to Joe Biden's: his record is far from bad, but the vibe that carried him to the Elysee in 2017 has long since shifted from enthusiasm to generalised discontent.
Public dissatisfaction with Macron has been fuelled by his outgoing prime minister Elisabeth Borne's repeated recourse to a deeply unpopular constitutional measure, article 49.3, to get laws passed including hated pension reforms in the absence of a clear legislative majority. The clause inverts normal legislative proceedings and is supposed to be a last resort, not a routine feature of government.
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