It is what the Liberals were hoping for, and it is what was officially announced by the French party, La République en Marche! (or En March, LREM), at the ALDE Congress in Madrid. Although the presence of Astrid Panosyan, delegate to LREM Action Internationale, was already a sign, her speech confirmed the intention of French President Emmanuel Macron’s party to create a coalition with the Liberals.
“We must work on a new coalition for a new Europe, which is absolutely essential, a...