Brigitte Macron said her time as first lady of France has made her more cynical about the world in a bleak reflection as her husband announced he would step back from politics after next year’s presidential election. Ms Macron, 73, told French newspaper La Tribune Dimanche that the public-facing job at the top of French politics had left her “sometimes sadder than I have ever been”, having exposed her to the “darkness of the world, the stupidity, the wickedness” . During Emmanuel Macron’s two-term tenure as president of France, Ms Macron has been subjected to vicious attacks and conspiracy theories from online critics, forcing her into a series of lengthy legal battles. “Before, I had a normal life, children, a job, ups and downs, like everyone else. Here, these ten years have passed so quickly … They have been so intense,” she told the outlet.…