14 November 2017 Emmanuel Macron faces first revolt as 100 party members resign over 'arrogant, undemocratic' ways
. . . six months into the [Macron] presidency, 100 members of his centrist Republic on the Move (LREM) party - from students to elected officials - say they are throwing in the towel, claiming the party as an "affront to the fundamental principles of democracy with an organisational style worthy of the ancien régime . . .
After rushing through labour law and wealth tax reforms that critics say favour the well-off, Mr Macron has begun a drive to prove he is not the "president of the rich".
Two thirds of the French feel they are losing out from his reforms, according to a poll out this week.