Elections in France: Today the debate between Macron and Le Pen – The 4 key points

To earn points tonight debate against the central president of France, Emanuel Macronthe far-right candidate for the presidency will be needed, Marin Lepenwhich lags behind him in the intention to vote in view of the second round of presidential elections.

Here are some issues that, according to the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, are expected to dominate tonight’s telematch between the two presidential candidates, which is set to begin at 22:00 Greek time.

The… “arrogant and arrogant” style of Macron

THE Macron has struggled during his presidency to reach out to those voters who do not belong to his bourgeois, liberal base. He is often described as arrogant and arrogant leader, without contact with the harsh reality that households face in order to meet their needs.

The critical style of the former investment banker has put him in a difficult position in the past.

He has rebuked strikers for “causing a stir” and described social welfare spending as “a handful of money”.

Le Pen is expected to present herself as an advocate for oppressed workers and portray Macron as a person belonging to a distant ruling elite, who will put multinational corporations above French families.

Le Pen’s ties with Russia

Marie Le Pen

Russia and Le Pen’s past admiration for President Vladimir Putin likely to cause friction.

Before facing Macron in the second round of the 2017 presidential election Lepen said she shared values ​​with Putin and that with him, with then-US President Donald Trump and with her in the French presidency, a “new world order” could emerge.

Lepen has condemned her Putin’s invasion of Ukrainebut says Russia should be treated as an ally after the end of the war.

About the Foreign Policy Lepen has pledged to keep equal distances from Washington and Moscow.

Macron, however, will have to walk carefully. He has welcomed Putin to the Palace of Versailles and his summer residence on the French Riviera.

In the weeks leading up to the start of the war in Ukraine, Macron spoke of the need for Europe to conclude a new security agreement with Moscow.

“Frexit” is one of Macron’s “papers”

Macron is likely to try tonight to portray Lepen as a fanatical Eurosceptic determined to end decades of post-European integration.

Lepen no longer pushes for a “Frexit” (ie France leaving the EU) or leaving the eurozone.

Instead, he speaks of restructuring the EU from within, through an alliance with leaders of similar positions as those of Hungary and Poland.

Macron describes the elections as a battle not only for shaping the future of France but also for Europe and has attacked what he describes as Le Pen’s secret agenda for leaving the EU.

Macron’s allies have focused on Le Pen’s insistence on giving priority to French rather than European law and on its commitment to reinstate controls on goods imported into France from other EU countries as proof that its Eurosceptic positions have not softened.

Pension reform

Macron began his campaign with a warning that many voters can hardly swallow: you will work for more years if I win.

Lepen has described it as “absolutely unfair” Macron plans to raise the legal retirement age by three years to 65.

On the other hand, he has told voters that any candidate who claims that the pension system can remain as it is is lying.

During a visit to a working-class city in the French north, the current president told residents that Le Pen’s economic promises include lowering the retirement age to 60 for some workers and exempting them from tax. income for citizens under 30, is a fantasy.

Macron is likely to remain in that position tonight.

Source: News Beast

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