On D-8, before the second round of the presidential election in France, Sunday April 24, in the polls, the outgoing president still dominates his rival from the National Rally. While Emmanuel Macron is at a meeting in Marseille this Saturday April 16, Marine Le Pen went to the village of Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre, in the department of Eure-et-Loir, one hour from road to Paris.
With our special correspondent in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre, Julien Chavanne
The candidate of the National Gathering always seeks to reassure on her program to attract the voices of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. A concrete illustration of wearing the veil.
The subject was invited several times this Friday on the market of Perthuis, in the south of France. Marine Le Pen wants to ban it. But on the tempo and the magnitude of this measure, the candidate took a step aside. “ These are problems that are complex problems. I am perfectly aware of this, I am not obtuse. »
Prohibit the veil only for little girls? Will there be exceptions? Questions that will be decided by Parliament, evacuates Marine Le Pen. ” The National Assembly will have its say. I can’t do more democratic than this functioning “, she says.
“Leading like a mother”
Marine Le Pen does not want to rush anyone about the veil. It is however a totem for the far right, a line in his camp, but also at Éric Zemmour. But the RN candidate is forced to play moderation to attract leftist voices. ” I will lead as a mother, with common sense, with consistency, without excess, without excess “, she assures.
Marine Le Pen’s big gap between the far left and the far right sows doubt among part of her camp. Do not get lost, the balance is difficult “, worries a former strategist of the RN while the reports of votes from the voters of Éric Zemmour are less strong than expected.
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Several demonstrations are taking place this Saturday, April 16 in France against the presence of Marine Le Pen in the second round of the presidential election. The candidate of the National Rally reacted on the sidelines of her trip.
Me, I want to say to all these people: “So go and vote! »
In Eure-et-Loir, Marine Le Pen reacts to demonstrations against her