Macron's father says he generally approves of his son's actions as president

French President Emmanuel MacronPARIS, Apr 19 French President Jean-Michel Macron's father admitted that he approves of 90% of his son's actions as head of state, but is not «a follower of his sect.» «I admire the way he (French President Emmanuel Macron — ed.) now runs the state. I think that you need to have a lot of courage, the French very ungrateful — this is nothing new. I approve of 90% of what he does. But we never agree with each other 100%. I am not a follower of his sect, «Jean-Michel Macron said in an interview with Est Republicain. First The round of presidential elections in France took place on 10 April. According to the final data of the French Ministry of the Interior, the current president of the country, Emmanuel Macron, won 27.84% of the vote, his rival, the leader of the far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen — 23.15%. The second round will take place on 24 April.