It seems Macron has declared his intentions for En Marche, forming an alliance with Spain's Ciudadanos. This is somewhat of an odd coupling, as in 2017, EM were launched as a progressive centrist, social liberal party, whereas C's have built their electoral support within both Catalonia and Spain through appeals to Castilians and Spanish unionism, so has the French president moved firmly to the right?
It seems Macron has declared his intentions for En Marche, forming an alliance with Spain's Ciudadanos. This is somewhat of an odd coupling, as in 2017, EM were launched as a progressive centrist, social liberal party, whereas C's have built their electoral support within both Catalonia and Spain through appeals to Castilians and Spanish unionism, so has the French president moved firmly to the right?
Doesn't strike me as being that odd. I never saw Ciudadanos as being especially right wing (at least, not like PP are), nor Macron as being that left wing.
I don't think Macron "attack[ed] unions", I think his concern is the vast power that unions in France have to hold the entire nation hostage - a power that union bosses here, between sips of the finest wines, are drooling over.
