Of our envoy in Paris, Antonis Anzoletos
The only thing that upset him on Friday The pre-election pace in which Paris is moving was the blockade of St. Augustine Square by several police forces over information about a suspicious object in the area. 400 meters away, on Rue du Rocher, at number 68, the headquarters of Emanuel Macron was not affected by this incident either. The French president’s staff, which has turned on the engines, was studying the latest polls until late last night, holding meetings and settling the remaining issues. From today the pencils go down as well on Sunday the polls open and the law prohibits any activity.
The message they were constantly sending from his party Macron is that the optimism that exists should not be turned into complacency. «Not a single vote should be lost»Was the motto that dominated the seven-storey building. And a large “avec vous” in white letters welcomed French and foreigners at the entrance of the offices of “La Republique En Marche!”. From the debate on, Macron got an extra demographic air which gives it a double-digit difference. Analysts in France argue that they will have to come up and down in order for the Lepenwhich nevertheless proves to be durable. The current president leads with 56.2% against 43.8% according to the average of the polls calculated by Bloomberg on April 21.
THE Lepen he no longer has time to change the course of things. Unless the ballot box hides a secret that has not been revealed. The far-right candidate was yesterday in Pas de Calais, her own “castle”, where she recorded her third highest percentage in the first round (38.7% against 24.6% of Emanuel Macron). From there she launched her last attack accusing her rival of arrogance. There are many in France who are already making a projection in 2027. That is, if he will try for the fourth time to claim the presidency with higher expectations, since he will not have an opponent against the current president. And perhaps her “transformation” will continue and appear more modest than ever.
Macron’s gaze, however, is still on Melanson’s side. If he manages to secure 50% of the left-wing candidate on Sunday, his victory will be clear. Because it is estimated that most of his other supporters will choose either a protest vote (eg invalid) or abstention, but not Lepen. In this fortnightly election campaign, Macron appeared clearly more approachable, bowing to the problems of the citizens. Speaking yesterday on France Inter radio station, he admitted that he had failed to “give perspective to progress and security in the French middle and working class”. Teachers were promised a 10% increase in 2023.
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