Two days before the decisive round of presidential elections in France, President Emmanuel Macron and his populist right-wing rival Marine Le Pen are making one last contact with the population. Le Pen was in northern France, where he had done well on the first lap. Macron is expected in Figeac, in the south, where he wants to comment on agriculture. Both camps are already planning ceremonies in the event of an election victory.
Meanwhile, the distance between the two candidates has widened. According to an Ipsos Institute poll published last night, Macron comes in at 57.5% and Le Pen at 42.5%. In previous days, the two rivals were about ten points apart.
Le Pen: “Right-wing extremist is an insult”
Macron accused his opponent of hiding his true goals. “It gives the impression that it has an answer to citizens’ financial concerns,” Macron told France Inter today. His plans are “unrealizable”. “The base of right-wing extremism is still there,” Macron said.
Le Pen opposes this classification. “Right-wing extremist is an insult,” she told CNews. When Macron calls them that, “he is calling millions of French far-rights,” she said. The night before, she called on her supporters to vote in a husky voice at an event in Arras. “People of France, it’s time to get up!” she shouted.