Macron, May & Merkel: Will Europe's Childless Leaders Halt Demographic Decline?

RUSSIA INSIDER – What do Macron, May, and Merkel have in common, apart from their neatly alliterative names and being leaders of Europe’s largest nations? They have no children. They are by no means exceptional, however, in this respect. Many European political leaders are childless.

The same is true of Holland’s Mark Rutte, Italy’s Paolo Gentiloni Switzerland’s Simonetta Sommaruga, Sweden’s Stefan Löfven, Luxembourg’s Xavier Bettel, Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon.

Is it pure coincidence that these top European leaders are involuntarily childless? CONTINUE READING