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Seizing the Center

The international press has had a hard time labeling the political positions of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron, though most seem to have settled on “centrist.” While that choice is understandable, it minimizes the extent to which a political movement of the center, like Macron's, must have its own distinct ideas.

SANTIAGO – The international press is having a hard time labeling the political positions of Emmanuel Macron, the winner of the first round presidential ballot in France. Some have called him liberal; others, moderate; most finally settled on centrist.

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