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French elections 2022: Le Pen accuses Macron of arrogance in televised debate | News

Marin Le Pen accused President Macron of being careless, condescending and arrogant when he confronted her in their crisp televised debate.

Le Pen spoke to 3,000 people in the workers’ northeastern city of Aras the day after the clash, which commentators said confirmed Macron as a clear favorite in Sunday’s presidential run-off.

Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. face-to-face meeting in the campaign.

Marin Le Pen in Roy. She lags behind Macron in the polls by about 12 percentage points

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She said Macron’s approach “confirmed what people were already feeling was his true nature.” He was carefree, condescending and showed boundless arrogance.