“This may be the first time in a long time that someone has so vehemently defended the middle class, because until now we have actually overrepresented vociferous minorities and have forgotten the great masses that are the middle class,” said the president of the Francophone Liberals.
According to Bouchez, in order to evolve the identity of the party, a name change of the MR is certainly on the table. “I think the name of a political party should convey the values of that party, but it is the militants who will have to make the decision,” he concludes.