” How far will Marine Le Pen go? » : question posed on the first page of Opinion. ” In the latest surveys, the dynamic of Marine Le Pen does not stop, notes the liberal daily. She practically regained her level of 2017 in the first round when she obtained 21.3% of the vote. She largely distanced her competitor Eric Zemmour. And according to the polls, she would get between 46.5% and 47.5% in the second round against Emmanuel Macron. The score has never been so tight. (…) The scenario of a victory for Marine Le Pen is no longer excluded by anyone “, points out the liberal daily.
Discreet but effective…
” Le Pen, she’s here… “, title Release on the front page, with, on a black background, this blurred photo of the president of the National Rally. “ The RN candidate, whom many had buried a little quickly, managed to outrun her main rival, Eric Zemmour, by choosing the right campaign theme: purchasing power, specifies Libé. While the ex-polemicist rehashed his obsession with ‘great replacement‘ and went ball in head on questions of immigration and identity, she unrolled her concern about the cost of living, concern validated and even increased tenfold by the war in Ukraine. Anxious to avoid the slightest risk-taking, she conducted a quiet campaign, smooth, almost boring, which benefited her. In an anxiety-provoking world, where Eric Zemmour was hysterical, she calmed down. »
In short, conclude Release, ” the leader of the far right, who is undoubtedly leading one of her last battles there, will bet everything on a possible face-to-face with Emmanuel Macron in the second round. Counting on a weakening of the Republican front while she will be able to benefit from a carryover of votes from part of the electorate of Éric Zemmour who, basically, will have been her useful idiot. »
The challenge of the legislative
On the front page of Parisian: a Nicolas Sarkozy with a questioning look and a Valérie Pécresse with a worried air… “ Nicolas Sarkozy in withdrawal: the reasons for a silence “, title the newspaper. In effect, ” 10 days before the first round of the presidential election, the former President of the Republic has still not supported Valérie Pécresse, the candidate of his political family. A disavowal that questions his true intentions. »
In fact, believe to know The Parisian, ” differences with the candidate and bad polls encourage the ex-president to be cautious. His priority is no longer the presidential election, but to save the legislative elections that will follow… »
In fact, precise Le Figaro“ if Valérie Pécresse fails on the evening of April 10, many believe that Nicolas Sarkozy intends to immediately launch a call for an alliance with Emmanuel Macron providing for a common government platform and an agreement on the constituencies. ” And Le Figaro to ask oneself: how many at LR are up for this German-style quasi-coalition with Macron? Symmetrically, others plead in petto for the lifting of everything ‘sanitary cord‘ and a form ‘union of lines‘ with, in particular, the friends of Éric Zemmour. Who among the ‘barons‘ current will be the first to dare to lift this taboo? »
Redial right
It smells ” the big maneuvers » right, point The echoes. There is indeed “ the weakness of Valérie Pécresse who, if she is still fighting, and with tenacity, now seems to be doing so for fourth place (in front or behind Zemmour?). »
For its part, continue The echoes, ” Emmanuel Macron could launch a party of the ‘presidential majority‘ to recover some of the LR deputies before the June ballot. On the usefulness of a Nicolas Sarkozy in the maneuver, with the ‘Le Pen risk‘ as a culpability element to take the plunge. The gap is closing in a possible second round Macron and Le Pen “, also notes the economic daily which wonders. ” Is there anyone to save LR? »