Vivat, Macron! 12 amazing facts about the new president of France

So, the former economics minister Emmanuel Macron became the president of France, the personality is very unordinary and ambiguous.

Emmanuel Macron became the youngest president in the history of France: he is only 39 years old. And what else do we know about him?

1. He plays the piano with virtuosity.

For more than 10 years, Macron visited the Amiens Conservatory, where he studied solfeggio and played the piano. When he became a politician, his colleagues called him "Mozart of the Elysee Palace", meaning both his musical talents and successes in politics.

2. The closest person to Macron was his grandmother.

Macron was born into a family of doctors. His parents gave a lot of time to their work, so the education of the boy was engaged in his grandmother, with whom he had an unusually strong connection. Already a successful banker and politician, Makron called her every evening, while he met with his father only once a year. When in 2013 he was informed that his grandmother was dying, the future president threw all his affairs at the Elysee Palace and went to her.

Some sources report that President Hollande, who was his boss at that time, took the news about this death rather indifferently, and this was the reason that McCron cooled to him.

3. Macron is passionate about philosophy.

His first higher education Makron received at the University of Nanterre, specializing in "philosophy." In addition, for a while he worked as a personal assistant to the famous philosopher Paul Ricker.

4. He is married to his former teacher, who is older than him for 25 years.

With his wife Brigitte Tronier Macron met at school. The 15-year-old adolescent without a memory fell in love with a 40-year-old French teacher who was married and brought up three children-the same age as the future president. Her middle daughter, by the way, studied with Macron in one class. Macron quickly became a favorite of Tronier: she constantly read out his works to the whole class and considered him a child prodigy.

Learning about the boy's passion, his parents were horrified. They met with Brigitte and begged her not to see their son until he was of age, and Makron himself was sent to study in Paris. Before leaving, he promised his beloved:

"You will not get rid of me. I will return and marry you. "

He kept his promise, and in 2007 their wedding was held. The couple have no joint children, but Makron with great pleasure nurses with seven grandchildren Brigitte, considering them relatives.

Personal life Macron is always the focus of media attention. For example, the notorious magazine "Charlie Hebdo" published a cartoon on which the 64-year-old first lady is depicted pregnant, and the president strokes her belly. The drawing was accompanied by the inscription:

"He will work miracles"

For all the provocations, Macron invariably answers:

"We are not a classic family. But love in it from this no less "

5. He is very charismatic.

One of the former colleagues said about Macron so:

"When you communicate with him, it seems that you are most important to him, a long-awaited interlocutor, a real find. But then you realize that he talks like this with everyone "

6. Under his smile, harshness is hiding.

One day he appeared before the protesters in Hérault, and one of the people, displeased with the authorities, shouted that he could not afford the same expensive suit as Macron. This is always a polite and smiling politician replied:

"The best way to save money for a suit is to work!"

In this regard, local media wrote that Makron "lost all his smiling, and then cool"

7. He is a millionaire.

Macron was a banker at the Rothschild Bank and, thanks to his talents, made some very successful deals. About his work, Macron once said:

"Work like a prostitute." The main thing is to seduce »

One of his colleagues said that Macron could tempt even the prison door.

As a result of his successful work, the young banker quickly became rich. Having married in 2007, he immediately bought an apartment in Paris for a million euros. From 2009 to 2014, his official income amounted to more than 3 million euros.

8. He tried to become an actor.

In his youth, he studied at a theater studio and dreamed of an acting career. According to one of his classmates, in his youth, Makron repeatedly took part in various castings.

9. And he also dreamed of becoming a writer.

As a child, Macron was fascinated by books and even began to write a huge novel-epic about the life of South American conquistodors. He also wrote poems and plays with pleasure. It was on the basis of the plays that he approached Brigitte Tronier, who directed the school drama circle.

10. As a true Frenchman, he adores red wine.

In one interview, he said:

"The glass of Bordeaux is my foundation"

13. His favorite sport is French boxing.

French boxing is a martial art, where strikes are inflicted by both hands and feet. In general, the French president is not indifferent to the sport. When he was a student at the National School of Administration, he enjoyed playing football with pleasure.

12. He is a workaholic.

According to his relatives, Macron is a workaholic and perfectionist. So, during the speech in Lyon he wrote 27 versions of the speech, which he was about to say.