Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will face each other in the run-off for president of France
Emmanuel Macron has warned his supporters that “nothing has been done” as the French president faces a run-off battle with far-right opponent Marine Le Pen.
The pair finished first and second in Sunday’s first round, and Mr Macron traveled to a poorer region of northern France on Monday, backed by Ms Le Pen and her National Rally party two weeks ago.
Opinion polls suggest Macron is ahead, but Ms Le Pen, whose team will meet on Monday to discuss its strategy for voting in the second round on April 24, is not far behind.
Mr Macron said he wanted to reassure those who voted for “extremes” that “our project is much more responsive to their fears and the challenges of the times”.
Ms Le Pen’s campaign wants to focus on rising food and energy prices and anger at Macron over policies that are seen as benefiting the rich.
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Distributions of the votes in 97 per cent of the counted ballots:
Emmanuel Macron – Republic on the move 27.60%
Marine Le Pen – National Rally 23.41%
Jean-Luc Melenchon – La France insoumise 21.95%
Eric Semmore – Reconquest 7.05%
Valerie Pecres – Republicans 4.79%
Yannick Jado – Europe-Ecology-Greens 4.58%
Jean Lassalle – Let’s resist! 3.16%
Fabien Russell – French Communist Party 2.31%
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan – Permanent France 2.07%
Ann Hidalgo – Socialist Party 1.74%
Philip Putu – New Anti-Capitalist Party 0.77%
Natalie Artaud – Labor Struggle 0.57%
Tom Bachelor April 11, 2022 09:54
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Neighbor Luxembourg is “very worried” about the prospect of Le Pen’s victory
The victory of Marin Le Pen would be a worrying prospect for the European Union, said Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn.
“I am very worried, I hope we will not get Le Pen as French president,” Mr Asselborn said before meeting with fellow European ministers.
“This will not only be a departure from the EU’s core values, but will completely change its course. The French must prevent this. “
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What are the candidates’ policies?
Here is what the candidates offer:
Emmanuel Macron, Republic of the March
- Gradual increase of the retirement age from 62 to 65 and increase of the minimum monthly pension
- Six next-generation nuclear reactors are developing solar energy and offshore wind farms.
- Strengthening the external borders of the European passport-free zone and creating a new force for better control of national borders
- Accelerate the processing of asylum applications and residence permits and deportations of those who do not meet the conditions
- Link some social benefits to 15-20 hours of training, similar to policies in countries such as the United Kingdom
- Unemployment insurance, which currently guarantees workers up to two-thirds of their wages in two years if they lose their jobs, will be linked to the strength of the economy
Marine Le Pen, National Rally
- Termination of family reunification policies, restriction of social benefits to French only and deportation of foreigners who remain unemployed for more than a year
- Implement the “Buy French” policy for public tenders
- Reduce the minimum retirement age to 60 for those who started work 2 years ago
- Eliminate income tax for people under 30 and reduce energy VAT to 5.5% from 20%
- Dismantle wind farms and invest in nuclear and hydropower
- Law banning Muslim headscarves in all public places and banning events and funding considered to spread “Islamism”
Tom Bachelor April 11, 2022 09:31
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Macron campaigns in northern France with warning “nothing decided yet”
Emmanuel Macron will run his campaign to win additional votes in the industrial centers of northern France on Monday.
The president will visit the blue-collar fortress of his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, against whom he will face the run-off in the April 24 presidential election.
“Let’s not be fooled, nothing has been decided yet,” he told his supporters after partial results showed him qualifying for the runoff.
He criticized his far-right rival for funding her populist economic program, which would reduce the retirement age to 60 for those who started work 20 years ago, income tax abolished for people under 30 and reduced VAT on energy. 5.5% of 20%.
Mr Macron added: “Do you want France, which is talking about full employment and is serious about financing its welfare state, its pensioners, its schools, hospitals and public services?
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Macron with 27%, Le Pen with 23% after voting in the first round
With almost all the votes counted, Emmanuel Macron has just over 27 percent, and Marine Le Pen has just under 24 percent. Hard-backed leader Jean-Luc Melanchon was third to miss the run-off with two candidates by nearly 22 percent.
The result for Ms. Le Pen is the best result that a candidate for president of the National Rally has ever received in the first round.
Mr Macron’s share is the best performance in the first round of voting for an incumbent president since 1988.
Tom Batchelor11 April 2022 09:07
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the French presidential election the day after the public threw their ballots in the first round, which led Emmanuel Macron to the front and Marine Le Pen followed closely.
Tom Bachelor April 11, 2022 08:55
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