Macron Blasts Political Parties as Heart of France’s Problems
- Former Hollande minister sees Podemos, not Labour as example
- His ‘En Marche’ movement knocking on doors, seeking answers
Emmanuel Macron.
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Emmanuel Macron, Francois Hollande’s campaigning former economy minister, blasted French political parties for being at the center of the nation’s problems as he attempted to set out a diagnosis for the country where growth is lagging and discontent is simmering.
Supporters of “En Marche,” the political movement Macron created in April, have knocked on 300,000 doors, spoken to 100,000 people and have had 25,000 extensive surveys filled out on what voters feel isn’t working in France. Visiting Strasbourg Tuesday, the 38-year-old former banker began sharing the results of that effort for the first time. They amount to a wholesale critique of the nation’s political class.