Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election Francois Fillon (C) arrives at the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election Francois Fillon (R) looks on next to Châlons-en-Champagne mayor and French MP Benoist Apparu (L) and president of the association of municipalities of Châlons-en-Champagne Bruno Bourg-Broc at the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election Francois Fillon attends the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election Francois Fillon attends the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election Francois Fillon arrives at the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election Francois Fillon (C) answers journalists as he arrives at the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Former French Prime Minister and candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party primary ahead of the 2017 presidential election Francois Fillon (C) answers journalists as he arrives at the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images

Former French Economy and Industry minister Emmanuel Macron (2nd-L) answers journalists as he arrives at the agricultural show of Châlons-en-Champagne on September 1, 2016. France's Emmanuel Macron vowed after stepping down as economy minister Tuesday to "transform" an ailing country but stopped short of declaring a presidential run. The 38-year-old said he had "seen at first hand the limits of our political system" and that quitting the government of President Francois Hollande would enable him "to be free" to push forward his own agenda. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS NASCIMBENIFRANCOIS NASCIMBENI/AFP/Getty Images