The French president Emanuel Macron denied today that there is any broader agreement with the conservative former president Nicolas Sarkozy on the support of the latter to Macron in view of the second round of the presidential elections to be held on April 24.
French media speculated that the Macronwho will need a new majority after the parliamentary elections to be held later this year, secured Sarkozy ‘s support after offering political influence in return.
“There was no agreement,” Macron told France 24 a day after Sarkozy said he would support him. Macron is facing a difficult confrontation with the far-right candidate Marin Lepen.
Sarkozy’s support will help Macron to attract voters who supported the conservative candidate Valerie Pekres in the first round of elections, but could also deter left-wing voters who will see it as confirmation that Macron is as right-wing as Sarkozy.
Sarkozy, 67, is France’s last conservative president and is still considered an influential figure in the center-right Republican party.
However, even the existence of Republicans now seems to be threatened, as many of their voters backed either Macron or Lepen in Sunday’s first round.
Macron also said today that he was ready to forge new political alliances to continue reforming France.
“The rifts we have in the country will require me not only to secure a majority, but also to gather all those political forces behind me who do not fully share my views on all issues, but would be open to working with me. “in some reforms,” ​​Macron said.
“I’m not talking about coalitions,” he said, adding that such cross-party agreements do not fit into France’s presidential political system.
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