Marin Lepen’s hot breath is felt by Emanuel Macron in view of the second round of the French elections, on Sunday, April 24.
According Opinioway-Kéa Partners poll for Les Echos and Radio ClassiqueMacron will be the winner of the second round, but his difference from his rival will be 6 points, 53% – 47%, which shows the growing popularity of the far-right candidate.
In the 2017 elections, Macron had gathered in the second round 66.10% and Lepen 33.90%.
Listening to the social unrest, Macron – albeit belatedly, as he was late in launching his campaign – intensified his appearances throughout France and turned left, betting on the votes of Jean-Luc Melanson.
In his public statements, yesterday, in Strasbourg, he withdrew his announcement for a pension at the age of 65, while he also promised to increase the minimum pension from 900 euros to 1,100 euros.
In a conversation with his supporters, he unfolded his economic policy plan, saying that there can be no social policies if there is no productivity policy and that we can not share wealth that we do not produce.
Launching an attack on Marin Le Pen, he said he was presenting a nationalist plot that had nothing to do with patriotism.
Indicative of the left turn is its current cover Liberationwhich depicts Macron running and has the title “My love, I forgot the Left”, commenting on his dependence on Melanson’s pool of voters.
The votes of the Left
According to yesterday’s rolling poll by the French Ifop institute, 23% of Melanson’s voters appear ready to vote for Le Pen in the second round. 33% of voters say they will vote for Macron, while 44% are abstaining.
On the other hand, according to the same poll, 76% of far-right voters Zemour -who voted in favor of Lepen – will vote for her, while 20% say they will abstain.
From the center-right voters Valerie Pekreswho voted against Le Pen, 35% appear ready to vote for her in the second round, another 35% vote for Macron, while 30% choose to abstain.
As for their voters smaller partiesthe vast majority of those on the Right will vote for Le Pen in the second round, the vast majority of its voters Socialist Party and his Communist Party will vote for Macron while in Ecologists Most of the voters are in favor of Macron, although 38% say they will abstain.
Finally, according to many analysts and pollsters, among those who did not vote in the first round, those who would vote for Le Pen if they decided to vote in the second round are far more likely than those who would vote for Macron.
Support from Sarkozy
However, Macron secured the support of the conservative former president yesterday Nicolas Sarkozyalthough denied that there was any wider agreement between them in view of the parliamentary elections to be held later this year.
“There was no agreement,” Macron told France 24 a day after Sarkozy said he would support him.
“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 were not appropriate for France’s presidential political system.
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