Presidential: Macron prepares his trip to Marseille
- On Friday, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen clashed through the media. On France Info, the candidate president, among other things, mentioned his pension reform, while his rival from the RN, invited on BFMTV, returned to his proposal for a referendum on the death penalty.
- According to a BVA poll for RTL, Emmanuel Macron would win the second round of the presidential election against Marine Le Pen with a score of 54%, against 46% for the RN candidate. The Head of State thus gains a point to the detriment of his far-right rival. Five years ago, Emmanuel Macron won by 66.1% of the vote, against 33.9% for Marine Le Pen.
- Former President François Hollande called on the French to vote for Emmanuel Macron in the second round, in the name of “the cohesion of France” and its “European future”. Nicolas Sarkozy had called to vote for the presidential candidate, “the only one in a position to act”.
- Eight days before the second round of the presidential election, dozens of demonstrations are supposed to take place in France on Saturday to say “no” to the far right. In Paris, the procession will leave Place de la Nation at 2 p.m., heading for Place de la République.
10:23 p.m. – Macron in Marseille for a meeting on Saturday
The presidential candidate will be in Marseille tomorrow for a meeting scheduled for the Palais du Pharo park.
7:44 p.m. – Europe 1 pinned for non-compliance with speaking times
Radio Europe 1 received a warning on Friday from the audiovisual regulator, Arcom (ex-CSA), for not having respected the equality of speaking times between the candidates before the first round of the presidential election. . In this “formal notice” (an approach which has the value of a warning before possible sanctions), Arcom points to “many breaches of the obligation of equality”, assuming that “the candidates and their supporters have demonstrated of unequal speaking time and airtime” in the period from March 28 to April 8.
During this period, the rule of strict equality applies, calculated over four periods (morning, day, evening, night). For example, on the morning segment, speaking times recorded on Europe 1 (Lagardère group, controlled by Vincent Bolloré) were 22 minutes for Anne Hidalgo or 27 minutes for Jean Lassalle against 35 minutes for Marine Le Pen, 36 minutes for Éric Zemmour and 37 minutes for Nathalie Arthaud.
7:40 p.m. – Why civic education does not encourage voting
According to a study that followed individuals for several years, it is the family context that mainly explains civic engagement.
> Read the Phébé – Why civic education does not promote voting
7:17 p.m. – Robert Ménard grants himself media silence until the election
Robert Ménard has decided to stop speaking in the media until April 24, according to information from the World. The mayor of Béziers, who called for a vote for Marine Le Pen in the second round, has multiplied the signs of rapprochement with Emmanuel Macron in recent months.
7:02 p.m. – Tribunes: 500 respondent artists to vote for the LREM candidate
Muriel Robin, Clara Luciani, Jane Birkin, François Cluzet, Black M… They are all part of the 500 artists who signed a platform calling for a blockade of Marine Le Pen. Relayed by The Parisian, the text explains: “Actors and actors in the world of culture, performing arts, we have sometimes had differences, oppositions, deep disagreements with the power in place. But if, for some of us, the outcome of this first round was not as expected, if, for some of us, mistrust remains; for us today there is no hesitation, no doubt, no hesitation. »
“We cannot imagine, at the head of France, a candidate whose program remains that of xenophobia and withdrawal, a candidate who has made an alliance with totalitarian and warmongering powers”, he continues.
6:21 p.m. – In the second round, “a choice without hesitation” for Benoît Hamon
The Socialist Party candidate for the 2017 presidential election, Benoît Hamon, called for voting for Emmanuel Macron in the second round in a short video posted on his social networks: “If you think today that the result of this vote will be indifferent to your life, tell yourself that this vote will not be indifferent for millions of people in France, foreigners, French people who, in the eyes of Marine Le Pen, look like foreigners, in the eyes of the far right will not be never enough French for them and for whom the result of this election could turn their lives into a nightmare on the morning of April 25. »
6:11 p.m. – 56% of French voters say they want to vote for Emmanuel Macron
According to the daily Ipsos Sopra Steria survey for The Parisian , Radio France and France Télévisions, the candidate president would have a head start on his rival Marine Le Pen. As of Friday April 15, Emmanuel Macron is credited with 56% of voting intentions, Marine Le Pen drops to 44%. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 points.
6:06 p.m. – Marine Le Pen’s visit to Pertuis criticized by the city’s PS branch
After Marine Le Pen’s visit to Pertuis (Vaucluse), the socialist section of the city announced the invitation made to the candidate in a press release entitled “The Mayor of Pertuis takes a new step towards the far right”. “If Roger Pellenc shares the convictions of the National Rally, he is free to receive it in a private place, but the mayor of Pertuis cannot make the choice, on behalf of all of us, to welcome him to the town hall”, deplores the party. PS.
5:51 p.m. – Two Muslim federations, including the Paris mosque, urged to vote Macron
The Grand Mosque of Paris (GMP) and the Rally of Muslims of France (RMF) respondents to vote for Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the presidential election, in two separate press releases. “Abused forces are speaking out today calling for the banishment of Muslims. How to react to this malevolence which trivializes and settles in people’s minds? By voting in the continuity of the Republic”, writes the rector of the GMP (close to Algeria), Chems-eddine Hafiz, in a first press release published on Friday. “Stop procrastinating. Stop misinformation. Let’s vote for Emmanuel Macron, ”he adds. “Let’s vote for the spirit of the happy medium to prevail over the extremes. »
5:40 p.m. – Marine Le Pen on the AAH: “Our compatriots could already benefit from it if Macron had not refused it”
On France Info this morning, Emmanuel Macron promised that things would “move” regarding the allowance for disabled adults (AAH). Following her statements, her rival Marine Le Pen strongly demanded her on social networks: “The deconjugalization of the AHH is a measure that I have always defended in Parliament. Our compatriots with disabilities could already benefit from it if Emmanuel Macron had not refused it. President, I will keep my word and get this social justice measure passed. »
The demaritalization of the AHH is a measure that I have always defended in Parliament. Our compatriots with disabilities could already benefit from it if E. Macron had not refused it.
President, I will keep my word and get this social justice measure passed. https://t.co/O1EPqj90AN
– Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) April 15, 2022
5:16 p.m. – Marine Le Pen, false champion of democracy
The RIC and the proportional system proposed by the RN candidate would not create more democratic legitimacy, writes researcher Raul Magni-Berton.
> Read the column – Marine Le Pen, false champion of democracy
4:56 p.m. – Smic: Nathalie Arthaud deplores a “new pre-election insult”
In a message posted on her official Twitter account, the Lutte Ouvrière leader, Nathalie Arthaud, called for a strike to increase the minimum wage: “New pre-election insult from Macron: + 2.65% for the minimum wage… Less than inflation of 4.5%. And the other salaries blocked. As for Le Pen, supposedly a candidate for purchasing power, she does not want to raise the minimum wage. The only weapon to snatch our due: the strike. »
4:05 p.m. – Russian oil: Marine Le Pen accuses the “New York Times” of “manipulation”
On her Twitter account, Marine Le Pen showed that the New York Times done in “manipulation”, in reaction to one of their recent articles. “Negotiations on the Russian oil embargo will not start until after the second round of the presidential election in France, so that the increase in pump prices does not favor the populist candidate Marine Le Pen and does not penalize Emmanuel Macron by ruining his chances of re-election”, can we read in the American newspaper, which says it cites “official and diplomatic” sources.
According to @NYTimes“Negotiations on the Russian oil embargo will begin after the second round of the presidential election, so that the price increase does not penalize Emmanuel Macron.”
What manipulation against the French! What cynicism towards the Ukrainian people! pic.twitter.com/tksLH9hTD3
– Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) April 15, 2022