paris never let say president emmanuel macron care come across first television interview five-month-old presidency hour-long appearance france tf1 sunday primetime everything screen seem scrupulously choose highlight elements 39-year-old education world view ambition france seat marble-topped designer table three interviewers side macron wall shoulder large modernist paint word liberte egalite fraternite national motto arrange around french flag image marianne national symbol interview take place gild classical elysee palace home french presidents since 1848 macron wife brigitte update many room contemporary art designer rugs angular metal furniture office desk one several cameras provide wide-angle scene title book macron supposedly read show alongside tome india one entitle le genie allemand genius germans another former italian prime minister enrico letta build europe harsh world another economist call towards world 2050 others touch literature culture financial regulation send subtle not-so-subtle message european leaders french citizens alike paperweight color french flag weigh one pile since take office may former investment banker civil servant meticulous manage image talk need ensure presidency elevate deal solemnly weighty issue day time insist president rich critics label touch ordinary citizens via frequent visit factories businesses fair market obsessiveness come across also trip ridicule dress olive flight suit address military three months presidency french media report already spend 26,000 euros 30,700 makeup opinion poll interview show many people convince message social issue french journalists express frustration make available interview press conferences something predecessor francois hollande regularly sometimes respond text message instead around macron describe need jupiterian take big decisions high rather get catch melee daily journalism sunday interview macron reject criticism dismissive towards unionists say use word like slackers phrase kick bloody mess describe protesters tell straight take care part france things go well say say would election campaign throughout interview macron polite combative unwilling cede word questioners time turn event lengthy policy presentation talk repeatedly long-term vision rather quick result reviewers criticize failure elicit news macron concern image evident immediately election victory even cross courtyard louvre strain beethoven ode joy official anthem european union fly-on-the-wall documentary release next day tell inside story campaign largely paint thrust president positive light whether approach win public 24 percent vote first round election questionable 9.7 million people tune watch sunday poll harris interactive show 61 percent convince say especially social issue tv france 's macron look style viewers question substance