21.06.2017 - 13:03 [ Quartz ]

Emmanuel Macron’s political honeymoon is already over

In the past 48 hours, four government ministers have resigned from Macron’s administration following allegations of corruption. The rapid succession of the resignations is a sign that fighting graft in French politics won’t be easy. The resignations came just days after his new party, La République En Marche, won a decisive victory in Sunday’s (June 18) parliamentary election, characterized by extremely low turnout.