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Five years of Macron: Yellow Vests, Covid-19 stymie plans for social cuts (Part 3 of 4)

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with medical staff as he visits the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris on February 27, 2020, where the first French victim of Covid-19 had passed away the day before. © Martin Bureau, Pool/AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron hit the campaign trail in March, vying for re-election on a record that was somewhat stonewalled by five years of crisis. FRANCE 24 takes a look at how Macron has performed on social welfare issues – after the spending cuts he once pledged were thwarted by Yellow Vest protests and the Covid-19 pandemic.

This is the third installment of FRANCE 24's four-part series on Emmanuel Macron's record as French president after previous looks at foreign policy and economics.

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