Emmanuel Macron went to kyiv two days before the second round of legislative elections which promises to be difficult for his party. The Head of State who, before leaving, had asked the French to give him a majority “ solid to the Assembly, again sent this message from the Ukrainian capital where he gave an interview to the TF1 television channel.
Emmanuel Macron says he needs an absolute majority to be able to take “ exceptional decisions in exceptional times “. And these exceptional times are times of crisis like the one caused by the war in Ukraine: “ Two and a half hours by plane from Paris, where we are, there is war. And destabilization, we already see it in our lives. Being here also means protecting our country. The rising price of gas, the price of going shopping. »
Making the link between the war in Ukraine and the daily life of the French, this is how Emmanuel Macron wanted to justify this trip to kyiv much criticized by the opposition, analyzes Valerie Gas from the political service of RFI. Republican Jean-François Copé presented her as a “ madness “, Jean-Luc Mélenchon estimated that the absence of the president in the inter-two-turns marked his “ contempt Marine Le Pen accused him of using his posture to influence the legislative elections.
Occupy media space
In Emmanuel Macron’s entourage, any attempt to make a media stunt is refuted and it is explained that it was necessary to respect the constraints of a busy diplomatic agenda: European Council, G7, NATO summit are planned in the next days.
Nevertheless, faced with his adversaries, Emmanuel Macron was once again able to appear as a president in action, alongside his European counterparts, play on his stature as head of state and succeeded in occupying the media space in loop on the news channels when the legislative campaign is coming to an end. A quits or doubles operation on the political level, the result of which will be known on Sunday.
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