KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (NNN-Bernama) — Emmanuel Macron\u2019s victory over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in France\u2019s presidential election on Sunday not only brought relief to European leaders but also to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Director in the Chief Executive\u2018s Office of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Shahriman Lockman told Bernama had Le Pen won, France’s relations with the Muslim world would have been strained due to her crusade against \u201cIslamic fundamentalism’\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Social measures advocated by Le Pen, including plans to ban the wearing of headscarves in public as well as to restrict housing and welfare benefits to French nationals only does not augur well for the French society itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Malaysia should be somewhat relieved that Le Pen isn\u2019t at the head of one of Europe\u2019s leading powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t in our (Malaysia) interest to see further harm done to relations between the West and the Muslim world,\u201d he said when contacted on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not only that, the analyst said Le Pen\u2019s disdain for the European Union (EU) could have a major impact on the bloc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat would have made the EU an even less cohesive player on the international stage. The EU\u2019s strategy to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific too would have stumbled even before it had begun in earnest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also her stand against globalisation and the unfriendly economic reforms she proposed would have made France a much less business-friendly country, and ruin the country’s competitiveness in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the analyst felt the bilateral relationship with Malaysia would not have fundamentally shifted one way or the other had the election outcome been different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Nevertheless, it is a major relief,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to media reports, centrist Macron had won a second term as French president in Sunday\u2019s run-off election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The candidate of the La Republique En Marche! Party, received 58.6 per cent or 18,779,809 votes, while Le Pen gained 13,297,760 votes, or 41.46 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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