Emmanuel Macron entered the time trial for good before the first round of the presidential election. On the first day of the official campaign, this Monday, March 28, the candidate went to Dijon for his first field trip to one of his political supporters, the former socialist minister François Rebsamen.
With our special correspondent in Dijon, Valerie Gas
The destination owes nothing to chance. By going to Dijon, Emmanuel Macron chose the city of a former minister of François Hollande who recently announced that he was supporting him for the presidential election, François Rebsamen. From there to think that this trip was timely to show that his campaign was not aimed only at right-wing voters, Emmanuel Macron prefers to present things differently.
“ As you know, this is a project that I have had since the beginning. When we walk, we need two legs. You need one on the left and one on the right and you have to put one after the other to be able to move forward. »
And right and left… In the Fontaine d’Ouche district, a sector classified as a priority district, Emmanuel Macron was questioned by a resident on the concern of the most modest French people, purchasing power: ” As a father, I am 46 years old, I can no longer live on my income. “. ” I understand all that, after we all suffer the war… “, tries to answer Emmanuel Macron. ” Excuse me, the war came later », Cuts the father of the family. To which the president-candidate responds: But then, I don’t have a magic solution to what you’re saying… »
Emmanuel Macron tries to explain himself, but the incomprehension remains: ” Today, you do not realize. Put yourself in the shoes of a French family. How do you fill a 140 euro tank. For his first direct contact with the French, Emmanuel Macron got to the heart of the matter.
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