Emmanuel Macron founds centrist movement ‘En Marche’

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France's independent Minister of Economy founded a new political party 'En Marche!' in April 2016. In his own words he wanted to organise a new political entity that could mobilise progressive forces and offer new solutions for the problems facing France. Commentators disagreed as to whether he could succeed.

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