Happened in the UK as well. A group of centrist MPs from different parties got together and started a new party called Change UK. They got a lot of good press a

Happened in the UK as well. A group of centrist MPs from different parties got together and started a new party called Change UK. They got a lot of good press and good will from people wanting a more 'rational' center option. One catastrophic election later the party collapsed and later dissolved.