French President Emmanuel Macron may be ahead in the presidential race so far, but he warned his supporters that 'nothing is done' and his runoff battle with far-right challenger Marine Le Pen will be a hard fight. And she's ready for it.
PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron may be ahead in the presidential race so far, but he warned his supporters that "nothing is done" and his runoff battle with far-right challenger Marine Le Pen will be a hard fight. And she's ready for it.
Macron already faced Le Pen in the presidential runoff five years ago. But all opinion polls show the leader of the National Rally is much closer this time to a potential win. Denain's mayor, Anne-Lise Dufour-Tonini, told reporters she will vote for Macron 'with no hesitation" in the second round, but intends to push for him to adopt more "leftist proposals."
The rise of food and energy prices is at the core of Le Pen's campaign, but Macron's team argue she wouldn't have the financial means to meet her promises. Le Pen's camp, meanwhile, is hoping to capitalize on anger at Macron over policies seen as favoring the rich. Aliot accused Macron of stirring up millions of French to take to the streets during the yellow vest protests over perceived economic injustice and of having dismantled public hospitals despite the COVID-19 pandemic.French Minister for European Affairs Clement Beaune told the AP "we should not think that it's done.
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