The epic political elegance of Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron's recent visit to the UK was closely followed by the British press, with his comments on Brexit and Donald Trump generating a large number of headlines. George Kassimeris writes that Macron's visit underlined his credentials as a transformative political leader. And with Angela Merkel's authority damaged by the results of last year's German federal election, Macron is in the right place at the right time to take over the reins of European leadership.