Dissent grows among the loyalists Macron needs for reform push - sources

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a meeting with elected officials and local association members as part of the "Great National Debate" in Evry-Courcouronnes, a Paris suburb, France, February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

ANNECY, France (Reuters) - Previously-loyal lawmakers inside Emmanuel Macron's party are voicing dissent about its direction, according to interviews with party insiders, exposing new faultlines in the political base the French president needs to deliver his reform agenda.

Macron came to power promising to shake up the economy, but he needs a solid powerbase to deliver that in the face of fierce resistance from trade unions, the political opposition and the grass-roots "yellow vest" protest movement.