Center Liberal Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen are fighting over the weekend’s presidential election, especially over the popularity of left-wing voters.
PARIS If the inhabitants of the 20th arrondissement of Paris had been elected, the radical left would have been elected President of France. Jean-Luc Mélenchon by a clear majority. He received nearly half of the votes in the East Paris district as president of the central liberal Emmanuel Macronin and the chairman of the far right Marine Le Penin staying far behind.
A large portion of Mélenchon’s voters plan to stay home in the second round. This is also the decision to shop at the Parisian food market Roman Rodriguez and Jennifer Gold.
– Helping Macron for the new season couldn’t be less of an interest. After all, Le Pen will probably be worse than Macronia, but we will still save our votes in the June parliamentary elections, said theater director Rodriguez.
– Climate issues and purchasing power are important to us, and the programs of both candidates are not convincing in that respect, added dancer and actress Gold.
Macron promises to invest in green energy, Le Pen to support young people
Mélenchon, who was barely third in the first round of the presidential election, received nearly eight million votes. He was voted for especially by young adults like Rodriguez and Gold living in the big cities of France.
Now these voters are going through a tough race.
Indeed, President Macron, who is aiming for a second term, has spoken almost exclusively about climate change in his latest campaign events and promised major investments in renewable energy.
“I will listen to the message from the public in the first round and I will put environmental issues at the heart of my policy in the coming years,” Macron promised in a speech in Marseilles at Easter.
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, for his part, has continued to talk about securing purchasing power and promising new and generous financial support to young French adults.
At the same time, Le Pen has pushed immigration and identity issues further and further into the background.
Many plan to abstain or stay home
In the second round of the 2017 election, the same duo, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, faced each other. At the time, a large majority of left-wing supporters bowed to voting for Macron to prevent far-right Le Pen from rising to power.
This time, the choice is more difficult for many. As many as two-thirds of left-wing supporters, according to polls, intend to abstain or abstain.
At the East Parisian food market, the atmosphere is uncertain.
– I don’t know what to do yet. I’m going to read both programs and then decide if I can support Macron, who works for an NGO Cécile Henry said.
Henry voted for Mélenchon in the first round. He says he wants a clear vision of the future of France from the next president.
– Macron’s policy has not been visionary enough. He has finally made rather superficial changes and been ambitious in environmental matters.
The second round is forecast to be tight
A young father buying from Pizzalouna Enrique Gonra instead states that he is certain of his voting decision.
– I am going to vote in favor of the change, Le Pen. I am an entrepreneur and I believe he will better advance my interests. France also needs shaking, Gonra says.
The second round of the French presidential election will take place this week and is predicted to be exciting. Macron leads opinion polls, but much less so than five years ago.
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