France's Macron launches new political movement as election looms


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  • Thursday, 07 Apr 2016

French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, following the weekly cabinet meeting, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday launched a new political movement he said would be neither of the left nor of the right, potentially shaking up the political landscape just a year before presidential elections.

The initiative by one of the Socialist government's most popular ministers will fuel speculation that the former investment banker is laying the groundwork for grander political ambitions.

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