In an interview, former minister Marc Ferracci, a close friend of the head of state, believes that “the ideas of Macronism can still address the main challenges of French society.” He urges its heirs to “take on” the past decade.
The initiator of Emmanuel Macron’s economic program, Marc Ferracci, who is a close friend of Macron, was once the Minister of Industry. The Renaissance deputy for French nationals living abroad reflects on the ten-year-old presidential party founded in Amiens.
LE FIGARO: Ten years after the creation of En Marche, is Macronism still a forward-looking movement or a chapter closing?
MARC FERRACCI: The diagnoses made about society remain relevant, especially the idea that creating wealth is necessary to finance individual protections. I am convinced that a base of French people still express a demand for the principles we defend. Like us, they see interesting proposals from both the left and the right. Macronism expresses the need to move beyond divisions, but also to do politics without falling into demagogy, by respecting facts and rationality.
When he presented his new party on April 6, 2016 in Amiens, Emmanuel Macron…
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