This evening, Gabriel Attal, Jordan Bardella and Manuel Bombard will face each other during a televised debate five days before the legislative elections. A meeting to convince but which could be punctuated by numerous attacks.
THE ESSENTIAL
- This evening, five days before the first round of the early legislative elections, the representatives of the three major political forces in the race will confront each other during a televised debate on TF1 from 8:45 p.m. Jordan Bardella will represent the National Rally and the coalition of the union of the right, Gabriel Attal will be the path of the presidential majority and the alliance under the Ensemble banner and Manuel Bompard was chosen by the New Popular Front.
- Purchasing power, security, immigration, ecology, many themes are on the program but the candidates could engage more in a joust, whether by attacking Gabriel Attal on the results of his mandate, Jordan Bardella on his economic program or even Manuel Bompard on the thorny question of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
- “We can expect a dialogue of the deaf,” assured Patrick Eveno, media historian for The New Obs. Gabriel Attal and Jordan Bardella had already crossed swords during a debate on May 23 in view of the European elections and the exchanges had already been very lively.
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17:29 – What setup for the debate?
According to information from Le Parisiens, the three participants will be placed in an arc, with a desk and a stool each. The debate will last approximately one and a half hours and will not be interrupted by any reports or questions from viewers.
17:15 – An already lively debate between Jordan and Bardella a month ago
Shortly before the European elections, Jordan Bardella and Gabriel Attal debated on France 2. For more than an hour, the attacks flew. “It is not enough to be young to embody hope,” said the Prime Minister, for example. “I’m not like you, to change my mind about everything. To not accept past statements,” he also said. Jordan Bardella responded by attacking the record of the Prime Minister’s government. On the subject of Russia, the exchange was very lively. “Your party, that of Mrs. Le Pen and Jean-Marie Le Pen, needed money. Russia needed a party in Europe precisely to weaken Europe from within,” denounced Gabriel Attal. “It is not at the level of the Prime Minister of France to have arguments so under his belt,” the RN MEP then replied.
17:10 – The first debate but not the last
If this Tuesday’s debate is the first between the representatives of the three dominant political forces in these legislative elections, it will be followed by another, two days later, between Gabriel Attal and Jordan Bardella still but with Olivier Faure as a left-wing figure. It will be broadcast on France 2 Thursday evening. Marine Tondelier, national secretary of the Ecologists, announced to Public Senate that the New Popular Front had agreed that each party representative “would each go to a debate”, evoking its presence at that of BFMTV and a communist representative on CNews. Will these next debates also take place against the two leaders of the two other alliances?
16:55 – A high-stakes debate?
What to expect from this debate? “It’s going to be a debate full of dangers, perilous, apart from Jordan Bardella who arrives in force”, predicts the specialist in political communication, Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet at La Dispatch from the South. “But the real match will be the one between Manuel Bompard and Jordan Bardella in a good old right/left divide with a centrist who will have difficulty existing due to his weak position,” he added.
4:45 p.m. – No last minute guests at the debate
The Council of State on Tuesday rejected LR’s request to participate in the debate between Gabriel Attal, Jordan Bardella and Manuel Bompard, five days before the first round of the early legislative elections. The party considered it “highly detrimental” not to be represented at such an event and had already not received its case from Arcom last Friday.
4:24 p.m. – See you this evening at 9 p.m. on TF1
Welcome to this live stream to follow the Attal-Bompard-Bardella debate live, five days before the first round of the legislative elections. The debate will take place from 8:45 p.m. this Tuesday on TF1 and should last around 1h30 with equal speaking time. It will be orchestrated by Gilles Bouleau and Anne-Claire Coudray. “They will confront their programs as the country prepares to elect a new National Assembly. What plans for France? With which Prime Minister?” detailed a press release from the channel.
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While the debate is being held this Tuesday evening, the polls still show the National Rally at the top of voting intentions. According to an Ifop-Fiducial survey for LCI, Le Figaro and Sud Radio As of June 24, the National Rally has currently received 36% of voting intentions in the first round, followed by the NFP with 29.5%. The presidential camp is falling behind with only 20.5% of voting intentions.
The presence of Manuel Bompard also raised many questions. Gabriel Attal and Jordan Bardella wanted to confront Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who reaffirmed that he could be the Prime Minister candidate if the New Popular Front wins. An opinion that is not shared by everyone. The former presidential candidate is not unanimous within the NFP. Marine Tondelier, national secretary of the Ecologists, finally explained to Public Senate that the New Popular Front had agreed that each party representative would “each go to a debate”.
For their part, the Republicans appealed to the Council of State to be invited to the debate, after the rejection of this request by Arcom. The right considers it “highly detrimental” not to be invited to such an event. “This debate is organized by the TF1 channel at a time when the audience is particularly large and in an emergency context which will make it the most important moment of the campaign for the first round of the legislative elections,” said LR. They faced a second refusal.