French Election: Emmanuel Macron And Le Pen Trade Barbs Ahead Of Run-Off

 



French President Emmanuel Macron and his opposition, Marine Le Pen, traded barbs on Monday ahead of the run-off vote. They also began a final fortnight of campaigning for the second round of the election.

The first round of voting took place on Sunday and the result was declared on Monday. After the first round of voting, Macron came top with 27.85 per cent of the vote, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen finished second at 23.15 per cent of the vote. The second round of voting will take place on April 24.

The country may witness the 2017 election showdown between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Five years ago, Macron beat Le Pen with 66.1 per cent of the vote in the second-round runoff. However, polls suggest it will be a closer contest in 2022.

Macron declared his intention to run again last month because he was distracted by the war in Ukraine. Last week, he conducted his first campaign rally for the election. He called on tens of thousands of cheering supporters to help him win the upcoming election. Macron is focused on raising the retirement age. He will raise the state pension age from 62 to 64. Macron also called Le Pen a "demagogue", and Le Pen accused Macron of doing too little to help voters with the rising cost of living.

Le Pen is making her third attempt to gain power in the country. She met with her campaign team Monday. Le Pen had been working on a low-key grassroots campaign focused on rising prices that affected household incomes. She promised to slash taxes on food and fuel.

Some media reports claim that Macron will get around 53 per cent votes in the second round, while Le Pen will get 47 per cent votes. However, one poll by the Ifop-Fiducial group suggests that Macron will get around 51 per cent of the votes and Le Pen will get around 49 per cent of the votes.

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