Emmanuel Macron’s political revolution delivers new scores of new faces to French parliament
President ushered in wave of political newcomers, claiming they represent the diversity of his country
Opponents had urged voters not to allow so much power to be concentrated in the hands of one party and warned Macron’s lawmakers would serve simply as an army of ‘godillots’, or yes men. Macron claim they reflect French society.
Herve Berville, economist
Herve Berville, 27, is a Rwandan-born economist who survived the east African country’s 1994 genocide and was adopted by a French family in Brittany, western France.
The London School of Economics masters graduate with an easy smile will break the mould in a national assembly long dominated by white men. Berville won 64 per cent of the vote, trouncing his conservative rival.
“The challenges that await us are immense. Our country needs a clear majority so that the government can act,” Berville appealed in one Facebook posting ahead of the second round.
