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France's elusive promise: Cutting nuclear power to 50% of electricity production

"This measure primarily has a declarative value," explained a person familiar with the inner workings of Hollande's Socialist government. "The horizon, when you approach it, moves further away." In a speech on the environment in November 2018, Macron stated that this percentage had been "brandished as a political totem", but that after a "pragmatic expertise", it had turned out to be "unattainable" by 2025.