Macron chairs a video conference with foreign compagnies executives
on November 6, 2020 at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, as
part of a “mini choose France” forum, designed to attract more
foreign businesses. Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday
congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden and his running mate
Kamala Harris on their election victory.
“We have a lot to do to overcome today’s challenges. Let’s work
together!” Macron tweeted, in French and English, after major US
media networks announced Biden’s victory over
incumbent Donald Trump.
Macron has never met Biden, who will in January become the 46th
president of the United States.
The Americans have chosen their President.
Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris! We have a lot to do to
overcome today’s challenges. Let’s work together!— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 7, 2020
France under Macron is keen for Europe to move away from its
reliance on US military might, for defence in particular.
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Thursday reinforced
recent statements from Paris that the nature of US-EU relations had
permanently changed under Trump.
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Europe needs to build a “new trans-atlantic relationship, which
is a new partnership” irrespective of who wins, he said then.
“We cannot go back to the status quo ante, to a kind of good old
days in the trans-atlantic relationship,” as Europe affirms its
sovereignty in security, defence and strategic autonomy, Le Drian
added.
Apart from the far right, the French political class generally
hailed Biden’s victory at the polls, which saw him win more votes
than any other US president in history.
Former French president Francois Hollande, who was in office
when Trump came to power in 2016, welcomed the “good news
for American democracy”.
Biden has promised to return the United States to the Paris
Climate Agreement after Trump pulled out of it.
Hollande hailed the “happy news for the planet with the return
of United States in the climate agreement”.
AFP
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