Magic of Macron
At the politically tender age of 39, Emmanuel Macron - the newly-elected president - has shaken up French politics with the skill of a seasoned veteran. His meteoric rise in the French political arena was dramatic and had made history, as Emmanuel Macron, had fought the presidential election as a candidate after forming a new party named En Marche! – meaning “On The Move!” only on 6 th April 2016 – a year before the impending presidential election and he won with a massive lead of 66% over his rival National Front Candidate Marine Le Pen of 34%. The initials of the party are the same as the initials of Macron’s name – En Marche – E and M! Now, the party name was changed from En Marche to La République en marche (‘The Republic on the move’) and the party had decided to run candidates in all 577 constituencies in the national assembly elections to be held on the 11 th and 18 th June 2017 alone without seeking any alliances with confidence. And again,...