Macron Bell: Le Pen’s program will drive investors away from France

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is running for a second term in Sunday’s presidential election, said today that he had entered the election campaign later than he had hoped, and warned of the financial consequences of a Marine Le Pen victory. .

“Indeed, I entered the election campaign late,” Macron told French radio station RTL, explaining that this was due to the diplomatic situation due to the war in Ukraine.

At the same time, Macron explained that the slogan that leads him is: “I conquer, I persuade, I move forward”, while he assured that “I have a perception of conquest and not defeat”.

However, the outgoing French president stressed that “nothing is a given” and explained that the logic that led him during his term is that “I always believe that I have to win something”.

According to the BVA poll for RTL and Orange, in the first round of this Sunday’s presidential election, Macron has 26% of the vote, compared to 23% for his main rival, Marin Le Pen.

In the second round, which will take place on April 24, the outgoing president seems to be winning by 53%, as the far-right candidate is gaining ground in recent weeks.

Macron warned today in another interview with Le Parisien newspaper that if Le Pen is elected, the social reform program he is promoting will drive international investors away.

“Le Pen’s social reform program is a lie because it can not fund it (…) When he says ‘I will increase pensions’, he is lying, he will not do it,” the outgoing president said.

“Its program will cause mass unemployment, drive away international investors and it cannot stand on a budgetary basis,” he added.

“Its basic principles have not changed: it is a racist program that aims to divide society,” he said.

Source: AMPE