This is the last book by the outstanding Russian political scientist Igor Mikhailovich Bunin (1946−2018). It is devoted to a subject he loved and knew very well — French politics. The author focuses on the figure of Emmanuel Macron, who was elected president of France in 2017. This event was one of the main surprises of European politics in recent years — a young technocrat, for whom it was the first election, became a ruler of one of the leading countries in the Old World. The book describes in detail the presidential election campaign in France, including the dramatic and unpredictable «primaries» of Gaullists and Socialists, shows the reasons for Macron’s victory, and analyzes his first steps as head of state. The book can be useful to anyone interested in the problems of modern politics and electoral processes.