Instead of Macron, Why Not Try a King?
11th October 2025
Given the chaos that has engulfed France for weeks, if not months, everyone is looking for a way out. But what way? The pretender to the French throne, Louis XX, Duke of Anjou and head of the elder branch of the Bourbons, and as such, king of France de jure, seized the opportunity to publish an op-ed in the French press. An alternative to the crisis of the regime?
This is not the first time that Louis has spoken out in the French press. He likes to remind the French people of his existence from time to time, especially when they are going through periods of crisis. At the time of the yellow vest crisis in 2018, he publicly expressed his support for the movement, and a delegation of yellow vests visited the Expiatory Chapel, built in memory of Louis XVI, where a mass is held every year in the presence of the heir to the throne to remember the martyred king of the Revolution—to thank him and, in a way, to pay homage to him.
Since then, he has been heard to take a stand during the pension reform crisis and the mobilisation of angry farmers. He is particularly interested in social debates, such as the inclusion of abortion in the constitution and the introduction of euthanasia in France. On these occasions, he defends a vision of humanity based on the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church, which is committed to the dignity of human life from its beginning to its natural death.