French president's party hit by defections as it picks leaderPARIS (Reuters) - A revolt by 100 members of French President Emmanuel Macron s governing party has exposed tensions in the fledgling movement as it prepares to elect a leader handpicked by him on Saturday. Created about 18 months ago when Macron was still relatively unknown, En Marche s membership has risen quickly to 360,000   membership is free   but retaining members could be harder as his popularity has waned following his rise to power. The activists who quit this week said the party that helped Macron, a centrist, triumph in this year s presidential election and then won a parliamentary majority had become less open and lost its appeal as a movement that would do things differently. The number of defectors is small, and none is a lawmaker, but their complaints underline the challenges 51-year old government spokesman Christophe Castaner will face as party chief.  We need to reinvent our political movement,  Castaner, the only candidate, told party members ahead of Saturday s party congress.  That is key to accompany the reforms carried out by the government and parliament.  A Socialist for about three decades until he backed Macron s election bid, and a former lawmaker from southeastern France, Castaner will aim to change what opinion polls show is Macron s image of a  president of the rich.  He will also set out to transform En Marche (LREM) into a more established party with the strength and depth required to compete in the next local and national elections.  The next ballot, for the European Parliament, is in 2019 and local elections will be in 2020 at the earliest.   Although mocked as an empty shell by rivals from long established parties, En Marche attracted many newcomers to politics and quickly proved effective in propelling the former economy minister of Socialist President Francois Hollande into the presidency. Supporters set up more than 3,000 local committees across France in the months leading to the presidential election, helping make up for Macron s disadvantage of not having an army of elected officials to promote his candidacy. But some of those who joined En Marche with high hopes now say there is a lack of democracy in the party.  Castaner s election shows an autocratic way of doing things,  said Tiphaine Beaulieu, one of the members who quit this week and issued a strongly worded statement condemning what En Marche has become. Complaining that Castaner is the only leadership candidate, she said arrogance and a lack of democracy were now features of how the party worked.  Opposition parties have also criticized En Marche, and taken Macron to task over the fact that Castaner may keep his role as junior minister for relations with parliament when he becomes party chief.    So the new world according to Macron is choosing (your party leader) alone in your Elysee office,  Socialist lawmaker Luc Carvounas wrote on Twitter, referring to the president s official residence, the Elysee Palace in Paris. Forty-eight percent of voters trust Macron with pursuing the right policies for France, a Harris Interactive poll showed last month, a drop from 57 percent in the same survey when he was elected in May. En Marche officials say that over the last six months, En Marche has gained about 160,000 new members, so the loss of 100 activists is not a significant number.  Once the euphoria of victory has passed, it is quite normal that some may have the blues a bit,  said Laurent Saint-Martin, a 32-year old lawmaker who was not involved in politics before he joined LREM.  But activists are still here. The question is simply how we work together,  he said.  The party was built for the presidential and parliamentary election, many have left to become lawmakers or work in government, so it is normal that we should reconstruct it.  worldnews
french president party hit defection picks leaderparis reuters a revolt members french president emmanuel macron governing party exposed tensions fledgling movement prepares elect leader handpicked saturday created months ago macron still relatively unknown en marche membership risen quickly membership free retaining members could harder popularity waned following rise power the activists quit week said party helped macron centrist triumph year presidential election parliamentary majority become less open lost appeal movement would things differently the number defectors small none lawmaker complaints underline challenges old government spokesman christopher castaner face party chief we need reinvent political movement castaner candidate told party members ahead saturday party congress that key accompany reforms carried government parliament a socialist three decades backed macron election bid former lawmaker southeastern france castaner aim change opinion polls show macron image president rich he also set transform en marche prem established party strength depth required compete next local national elections the next ballot european parliament local elections earliest although mocked empty shell rivals long established parties en marche attracted many newcomers politics quickly proved effective propellant former economy minister socialist president francois hollande presidency supporters set local committees across france months leading presidential election helping make macron disadvantage army elected officials promote candidacy but joined en marche high hopes say lack democracy party castaner election shows autocratic way things said tiphaine beauties one members quit week issued strongly worded statement condemning en marche become complaining castaner leadership candidate said arrogance lack democracy features party worked opposition parties also criticized en marche taken macron task fact castaner may keep role junior minister relations parliament becomes party chief so new world according macron choosing party leader alone else office socialist lawmaker luc carvounas wrote twitter referring president official residence else palace paris percent voters trust macron pursuing right policies france harris interactive poll showed last month drop percent survey elected may en marche officials say last six months en marche gained new members loss activists significant number once euphoria victory passed quite normal may blues bit said laurent old lawmaker involved politics joined prem but activists still the question simply work together said the party built presidential parliamentary election many left become lawmakers work government normal reconstruct worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: French president's party hit by defections as it picks leaderPARIS (Reuters) - A revolt by 100 members of French President Emmanuel Macron s governing party has exposed tensions in the fledgling movement as it prepares to elect a leader handpicked by him on Saturday. Created about 18 months ago when Macron was still relatively unknown, En Marche s membership has risen quickly to 360,000   membership is free   but retaining members could be harder as his popularity has waned following his rise to power. The activists who quit this week said the party that helped Macron, a centrist, triumph in this year s presidential election and then won a parliamentary majority had become less open and lost its appeal as a movement that would do things differently. The number of defectors is small, and none is a lawmaker, but their complaints underline the challenges 51-year old government spokesman Christophe Castaner will face as party chief.  We need to reinvent our political movement,  Castaner, the only candidate, told party members ahead of Saturday s party congress.  That is key to accompany the reforms carried out by the government and parliament.  A Socialist for about three decades until he backed Macron s election bid, and a former lawmaker from southeastern France, Castaner will aim to change what opinion polls show is Macron s image of a  president of the rich.  He will also set out to transform En Marche (LREM) into a more established party with the strength and depth required to compete in the next local and national elections.  The next ballot, for the European Parliament, is in 2019 and local elections will be in 2020 at the earliest.   Although mocked as an empty shell by rivals from long established parties, En Marche attracted many newcomers to politics and quickly proved effective in propelling the former economy minister of Socialist President Francois Hollande into the presidency. Supporters set up more than 3,000 local committees across France in the months leading to the presidential election, helping make up for Macron s disadvantage of not having an army of elected officials to promote his candidacy. But some of those who joined En Marche with high hopes now say there is a lack of democracy in the party.  Castaner s election shows an autocratic way of doing things,  said Tiphaine Beaulieu, one of the members who quit this week and issued a strongly worded statement condemning what En Marche has become. Complaining that Castaner is the only leadership candidate, she said arrogance and a lack of democracy were now features of how the party worked.  Opposition parties have also criticized En Marche, and taken Macron to task over the fact that Castaner may keep his role as junior minister for relations with parliament when he becomes party chief.    So the new world according to Macron is choosing (your party leader) alone in your Elysee office,  Socialist lawmaker Luc Carvounas wrote on Twitter, referring to the president s official residence, the Elysee Palace in Paris. Forty-eight percent of voters trust Macron with pursuing the right policies for France, a Harris Interactive poll showed last month, a drop from 57 percent in the same survey when he was elected in May. En Marche officials say that over the last six months, En Marche has gained about 160,000 new members, so the loss of 100 activists is not a significant number.  Once the euphoria of victory has passed, it is quite normal that some may have the blues a bit,  said Laurent Saint-Martin, a 32-year old lawmaker who was not involved in politics before he joined LREM.  But activists are still here. The question is simply how we work together,  he said.  The party was built for the presidential and parliamentary election, many have left to become lawmakers or work in government, so it is normal that we should reconstruct it.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: french president party hit defection picks leaderparis reuters a revolt members french president emmanuel macron governing party exposed tensions fledgling movement prepares elect leader handpicked saturday created months ago macron still relatively unknown en marche membership risen quickly membership free retaining members could harder popularity waned following rise power the activists quit week said party helped macron centrist triumph year presidential election parliamentary majority become less open lost appeal movement would things differently the number defectors small none lawmaker complaints underline challenges old government spokesman christopher castaner face party chief we need reinvent political movement castaner candidate told party members ahead saturday party congress that key accompany reforms carried government parliament a socialist three decades backed macron election bid former lawmaker southeastern france castaner aim change opinion polls show macron image president rich he also set transform en marche prem established party strength depth required compete next local national elections the next ballot european parliament local elections earliest although mocked empty shell rivals long established parties en marche attracted many newcomers politics quickly proved effective propellant former economy minister socialist president francois hollande presidency supporters set local committees across france months leading presidential election helping make macron disadvantage army elected officials promote candidacy but joined en marche high hopes say lack democracy party castaner election shows autocratic way things said tiphaine beauties one members quit week issued strongly worded statement condemning en marche become complaining castaner leadership candidate said arrogance lack democracy features party worked opposition parties also criticized en marche taken macron task fact castaner may keep role junior minister relations parliament becomes party chief so new world according macron choosing party leader alone else office socialist lawmaker luc carvounas wrote twitter referring president official residence else palace paris percent voters trust macron pursuing right policies france harris interactive poll showed last month drop percent survey elected may en marche officials say last six months en marche gained new members loss activists significant number once euphoria victory passed quite normal may blues bit said laurent old lawmaker involved politics joined prem but activists still the question simply work together said the party built presidential parliamentary election many left become lawmakers work government normal reconstruct worldnews