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French presidential candidate Macron cheered by Lyon rally

French presidential candidate Macron cheered by Lyon rally | iNFOnews.ca
Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron smiles as he visits the Entrepreneurs Fair in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. With French President Francois Hollande having abandoned hopes of a second five-year term and conservative candidate Francois Fillon weakened, National Front leader Marine Le Pen and independent maverick candidate Emmanuel Macron are making hay. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

PARIS – Emmanuel Macron, a former investment banker, is holding a major rally in the southeastern city of Lyon with his eyes set on winning France’s presidential election this spring.

Macron, a 39-year-old telegenic former finance minister under President Francois Hollande, distanced himself from the Socialist Party to create a party called En Marche! (“On The Move!”) from which he has launched an anti-establishment bid for the Elysee Palace.

Macron — now polling high in the presidential race — thanked the crowds Saturday in Lyon for their “enthusiasm,” claiming they totalled 16,000 people.

Conservative lawmakers, meanwhile, were visiting their constituencies this weekend to stem the damage surrounding their selected presidential candidate, Francois Fillon, after his family became the object of an embezzlement probe into fake political jobs.

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