Here come the naysayers.

France’s Macron wanted to leave his mark on Europe — he may have just ruined his legacy.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/09/frances-macron-has-damaged-his-legacy-in-france-and-europe.html

Here is an entire article that basically says one thing to me.  It’s going to be more difficult to convince others that our boy is the AC. Hmmm. I wonder if that is a good thing or a bad thing.

“Imagine the EU and international partners and allies of France. What must they think of that [decision to call a snap election]?” Philippe Marlière, professor of French and European politics at University College London, said ahead of the final round of the election on Sunday.

“They must think, ‘what an amateur. What a mistake. What a mess.’ And it is a mess, which is now affecting us all. Because if France isn’t able to be a reliable partner in the EU when it comes to big issues of the world … people will not forget that it was Macron who created the situation in the first place.”

Since taking office in 2017 after the departure of his former boss, then-Socialist President Francois Hollande, Macron has tried to position himself at the center of Europe’s political decision-making.

particularly since the departure of the European Union’s most central leader, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in 2021.

Macron has pushed for closer political and economic integration in the EU, promoting the concept of European sovereignty, economic security and competitiveness, as well as pushing for a more integrated and autonomous European defense strategy that advocates for a “true, European army.”

He’s credited with creating the European Political Community, bringing leaders from across 50 states in the region to discuss shared challenges and to coordinate joint responses. Macron has also been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, putting pressure on a seemingly more reluctant Germany — and on fellow NATO members — when it came to the supply of Western weapons to Kyiv for it to fight back against Russia.

He even pitched the possibility of French troops helping on the ground, albeit controversially, going beyond other allies’ pledges.

Everything above we talked. Sure sounds like the AC to me…  Right now, I’m not 100% sure what’s up.