The outcome of the French presidential election will be decisive for Europe. The crucial telematch between Emanuel Macron and Marin Le Pen is currently unfolding, targeting undecided voters. As expected, the current president of France attacked the far-right presidential candidate for borrowing from a Russian bank.
On Easter Sunday, the second round of the French elections will take place, which will finally decide who will be the resident of the Elysee for the next five years.
Macron: “During my presidency France will become stronger”
“During my presidency, France will become stronger,” Emanuel Macron vowed. He stressed that while he is president he has tried to make the right choices. I believe that we can, and indeed can, make the country stronger and more independent through our economy and culture and improve the daily lives of all citizens. Macron also said that France would become stronger if it faced the problems of the environmental crisis, and that it was important to strengthen Europe.
“We need to improve the living conditions of the French”
Macron kicked off the debate by recalling the crises France faced during his tenure, from the Covid-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine.
“We can make our country stronger,” he said. “We have to improve the living conditions of the French. “France will be stronger if it can embrace the transition to a green economy.”
On the issue of French purchasing power, Emanuel Macron, after pointing out that “we are experiencing unprecedented crises”, acknowledged that the French are having a hard time coping and promised a ceiling on energy prices. He stressed that he achieved a reduction in unemployment by creating 1.2 million jobs during his tenure and pledged to enable “companies that are doing well” to give tax-free premiums to employees.
“We added 1.2 million jobs”
The current president of France said he was proud to tackle unemployment. “We have been able to add 1.2 million people to wages,” he said, referring to the decline in unemployment to its lowest level in more than a decade.
“Times are very serious”
“Times are very serious, Russia is stepping up its attacks in the east, in Donbass and Mariupol, and there will be a humanitarian catastrophe, as it already is. Europe must support Ukraine financially and militarily and by hosting refugees. The role of France is the role of Europe. “The path that Russia has chosen is sad,” Macron said.
“When you talk about Russia you talk about your banker”
Emanuel Macron attacked Marin Lepen for a loan he took from a Russian bank with ties to the Kremlin. “When you talk about Russia you are talking about your banker,” he said sharply, noting that its interests are related to Russia, and it can not defend France. Other candidates also sought and found financing from a French bank, and I have borrowed, Macron said, referring to Le Pen’s choice to borrow from a Russian bank. Other candidates also sought and found financing from a French bank, and I have borrowed, Macron said, referring to Le Pen’s choice to borrow from a Russian bank. “I welcomed Putin not as a banker but as a head of state,” he said.
Le Pen: “President of the daily life of the French”
Marin Le Pen promised that she would be “the president of the daily life of the French”. “I will be president for all, president for the harmony that will be restored between the French, of social peace,” he said, among other things.
“Another option is possible”
Le Pen began the debate with a grim assessment of France after five years under Macron.
“For the last five years I have seen the people of France fear and worry about the future. “Tonight I want to tell them that another option is possible.” “I will be the president of freedom, sovereignty and security.”
“I will return their money to the French”
Blaming Macron for cutting benefits vertically, Marin Le Pen promised to cut energy VAT from 20% to 5.5% and exempt people under the age of 30 from income tax. “I will return the money to the French,” she said, adding that her plans would boost household incomes by 150 to 200 euros a month. He also accused Emanuel Macron of proposing measures to the economy that are ineffective.
Marin Le Pen said that during Macron’s term he saw the French people suffering. He also said that he would strengthen the purchasing power of the French by avoiding the tax burden on fuel. He also said that he would proceed with tax cuts, give increases and strengthen single-parent families.
“I express my solidarity with the Ukrainian people”
“I express my solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and the Russian invasion is unacceptable,” he said. We clearly need to support Ukraine with humanitarian, economic and defense assistance. Le Pen said she agreed to sanctions on banks and oligarchs, but reiterated her opposition to blocking hydrocarbon imports, as there would be catastrophic consequences for the French people. The far-right candidate warned that Russia would become a very close ally of China in the future and together they would be a superpower, both economically and militarily with a serious threat to France and Europe.
“I want us to stay in the EU, but…”
“I want to stay in the EU. I want to reform it to create a Europe of peoples. “But I disagree with many agreements,” he clarified. “As an MEP, I saw that Germany supported its interests, while France did not,” he said. “I want the EU to evolve,” he said.
“I could not get a loan from a French bank”
“I could not get a loan from a French bank,” said Marin Lepen, who justified her decision to borrow from a Russian bank, while accusing Macron of not lending money as finance minister. “Our party is small (…) He stressed that he has no ties with Russia, telling Macron that he also had relations with Vladimir Putin.
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