France’s Macron names half of parliamentary candidates from civil society

A female fighter pilot, a farmer, a teacher, people out of work.

The secretary-general of Macron’s Republic on the Move, Richard Ferrand, told reporters Thursday that 95 percent of the candidates are not part of the outgoing National Assembly. “There is a big problem with the presentation of society and how they see the place of a woman”.

“Our movement has done everything possible to make sure that the candidates chosen respect our values”, he added. Her sister, Djamila, was among the 130 killed in the November 13, 2015, Paris attacks, according to the party.

Also in that first batch was Claire Tassadit Houd. More than 19,000 applied and resumes are still coming in. “I’ll serve one or two terms”, he said.

Marine Le Pen must quickly resolve her far-right party’s stance on the euro, top officials in France’s National Front said on Friday, as a row over the issue heated up following her presidential election defeat to centrist Emmanuel Macron.

“I don’t want the extremes for my France”.

No one was hurt and no radiation escaped into the environment before the sinkhole was filled in with 54 truckloads of soil late Wednesday night, the Energy Department said. With the support of almost 11 million voters, she has planned to transform her movement into “a new political force”.

Macron’s defeat of nationalist Marine Le Pen has relieved investors who had feared another populist upheaval after Britain’s vote to exit the European Union and Donald Trump’s election as US president.

Polls so far suggest he is leading the parliamentary race. The verdict was more a “no” to Marine Le Pen than a “yes” to him.

Ms Mansfield said that he likely to prioritise more money for primary schools, reducing class sizes in disadvantaged areas and a simplifying the tax system. “I feel like we are in danger”. Maybe Macron will respect her and the United Kingdom enough to allow us to pass smoothly out of the EU? “It’s going to be a great experience”.

The nomination process is a balancing act for Macron and represents major risks for his presidency, which will begin formally on Sunday when he takes over from Socialist Francois Hollande.

Macron himself parachuted into his first government position as economy minister in Hollande’s Socialist government from a job as an investment banker, and won election by offering something new.

Thousands of would-be legislators answered Mr Macron’s call for candidacies.

But as well as angering Bayrou, REM was forced to correct its list after around 10 people said they had not agreed to stand for the party or had never applied to be a candidate.

“There is a group among The Republicans (France’s conservatives). saying “we want to be useful to the country, but we do not want to “Macronise” ourselves”, Macron’s head of candidate selection Arnaud Leroy said on BFM TV, naming a number of leading figures among The Republicans”. Not to forget the fact that he has given us another reason to appreciate world politics after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As described by Anne Lebreton, the spokesperson for Macron’s La Republique En Marche (Republic on the Move) party, “With a majority you can get your laws through, so it is very important and it is also an important sign of confidence”.