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| − | '''En Marche!''' | + | '''En Marche!''' (English translation: "Onward!"), is a [[center-right|center-right]] and [[Liberalism|liberal]] party in France. It was founded on 6 April 2016 by [[Emmanuel Macron]], a former [[French Ministry for the Economy and Finance|Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs]], who was later elected [[President of France]] in the [[French presidential election, 2017|2017 presidential election]] by a landslide 66.1% of the second-round vote.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/world/europe/emmanuel-macron-france-election-marine-le-pen.html|title=Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France|last=Rubin|first=Alissa J.|date=7 May 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=7 May 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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| + | It later won a landslide victory in the 2017 French Legislature Elections though this victory was not as big as pollsters initially predicted. | ||
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| + | == Ideology == | ||
| + | Although Macron was a member of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] from 2006 to 2009 and an [[Independent politician|Independent]] from 2009 to 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20140829.OBS7621/macron-militant-ps-depuis-2006-n-est-plus-a-jour-de-cotisation-depuis-5-ans.html|title=Macron, militant PS depuis 2006, n'est plus à jour de cotisation depuis 5 ans|newspaper=L'Obs|language=fr-FR|access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/le-scan/coulisses/2015/02/18/25006-20150218ARTFIG00160-emmanuel-macron-n-est-plus-encarte-au-parti-socialiste.php|title=Emmanuel Macron n'est plus encarté au Parti socialiste|last=politique|first=Le Scan|date=18 February 2015|newspaper=Le Figaro|language=fr-FR|issn=0182-5852|access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref> En Marche! seeks to transcend traditional political boundaries to be a transpartisan organisation.<ref name="Monde060416"/> | ||
Revision as of 12:29, July 3, 2017
En Marche! (English translation: "Onward!"), is a center-right and liberal party in France. It was founded on 6 April 2016 by Emmanuel Macron, a former Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, who was later elected President of France in the 2017 presidential election by a landslide 66.1% of the second-round vote.[1]
It later won a landslide victory in the 2017 French Legislature Elections though this victory was not as big as pollsters initially predicted.
Ideology
Although Macron was a member of the Socialist Party from 2006 to 2009 and an Independent from 2009 to 2016,[2][3] En Marche! seeks to transcend traditional political boundaries to be a transpartisan organisation.[4]
- ↑ Rubin, Alissa J.. "Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France", The New York Times, 7 May 2017. (en-GB)
- ↑ "Macron, militant PS depuis 2006, n'est plus à jour de cotisation depuis 5 ans". (fr-FR)
- ↑ politique, Le Scan. "Emmanuel Macron n'est plus encarté au Parti socialiste", 18 February 2015. (fr-FR)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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