'Citizen Candidates' Aim To Support French President Macron With Bids For Parliament
Emmanuel Macron promised France a "political revolution" if he became president. Now he is encouraging members of the public with little or no political experience to run for the National Assembly.
A group of about 30 volunteers gathers in a Paris park on a sunny afternoon for lessons in door-to-door campaigning.
They'll soon be trying out their new skills in the surrounding apartment blocks — plugging two young candidates from President Emmanuel Macron's new party, Republic On The Move.
Delphine O, 31, is one of the candidates. The half-French, half-Korean diplomat says she never imagined she'd be running for parliament.
"Of course, I'm nervous because I'm very
