French President Emmanuel Macron gestures during a meeting as part of the « great national debate » in Courcouronnes, on February 4, 2019. – Facing the biggest test of his presidency, the French president has launched a series of public forums inviting voters to express their concerns and hopes after two months of anti-government protests. The « Great National Debate », aimed at quelling the « yellow vest » (gilet jaunes) anger over inequality and the French president’s perceived indifference to the struggles of rural and small-town France, will run for two months until March 15, 2019. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP)