Posted on 03/26/2022 8:04:17 PM PDT by Nextrush
"There are 15 days left (in this campaign), I say to the French 'wake up'. You have everything in your hands but if you re-elect Emmanuel Macron you will suffer terribly for 5 years"
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (DLF Party-Gaullist Candidate For President Speaks To BFM-TV Saturday 3/26/2022
Two weeks from tomorrow the first round of France's presidential election and the economic issues seem to be getting more concern from voters than matters like national identity and immigration.
The inflation fueled by massive governnent spending over COVID and economic sanctions against Russia translating into more support for National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen and the Left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Melenchon with a very definite left-wing approach to economics while Marine Le Pen is talking givebacks to French consumers including A 20 percent cut in Value Added Tax for energy bills.
Le Pen now around 20 percent in popularity and Meklenchon around 14 percent in opinion polling. Incumbent Emmanuel Macron under 30 percent in his vote. If this trend continues it will be Macron versus Le Pen in the final round of voting April 24th...
The Yellow Vests marched in Paris today...
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Le Pen!
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