As French President Emmanuel Macron holds his first big rally in his race for reelection, his campaign has hit a roadbump.
French President Emmanuel Macron and centrist candidate for reelection during a campaign visit, in Fouras, western France, Thursday, March 31, 2022. France's first round of the presidential election takes place on April 10, with a presidential runoff on April 24 if no candidate wins outright.
His supporters hope he can rev up his campaign and drown out his detractors at Saturday’s rally in a huge arena west of Paris. Macron, a centrist who has been in the forefront of diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, has a comfortable lead in polls so far over far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other challengers.
McKinsey issued a statement saying it “respects French tax rules that apply to it" and defending its work in France, but didn’t elaborate. Budget Minister Olivier Dussopt said the state money spent on McKinsey was about 0.3% of what the government spent on public servants’ salaries last year, and that McKinsey earned only a tiny fraction of it. He accused campaign rivals of inflating the affair to boost their own ratings.The affair is hurting Macron nonetheless.
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