Can Emmanuel Macron break the political mould?

Robert Harvey examines the relatively new phenomenon in politics that has seen the rise of the supra-politician promising to save the day, despite their lack of political experience

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Supra-politician. But, unlike a cartoon hero, when supra-politician arrives in power, he or she probably won’t save the day.

The emergence of such leaders is a relatively new phenomenon, one that is reshaping politics across the West. Today, two largely dissimilar presidents, Emmanuel Macron in France and Donald Trump in the United States, are its leading avatars.