If there was only one left, it would be this one. Of all the markers of Macronism, European commitment is the keystone of the identity of the Head of State. The one that structures the new cleavage theorized by Emmanuel Macron since his 2017 campaign. Pro-Europeans on one side with him, nationalists on the other with Marine Le Pen. The winning formula to replenish political capital at the ballot box.
Four years ago, when the head of state had just suffered the crisis of the "yellow vests", the activation of this cleavage had then allowed him to obtain an unexpected second place in the European elections, just behind the RN and far ahead of all his other competitors. So, one year before the next European election, Emmanuel Macron and his troops are preparing to replay the confrontation with the RN.
With its shrinking project, the RN is Europe's first enemy. He is therefore our first enemy
Pierre-Alexandre Anglade, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee at the French National Assembly
"We want to form a rally around an assumed and reformist pro-European programme, without being Euro-beaten," indicates Stéphane Séjourné, leader of the party...
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