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Macron: a candidacy in the midst of war

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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on the situation in Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris, February 24, 2022. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

By: Valérie Gas Follow

2 mins

Emmanuel Macron wanted to declare himself as late as possible.

He will find himself in a position to officially enter the campaign as a war unfolds in Ukraine.

Despite all his attempts to find ways of de-escalation, the disaster scenario has come true.

Vladimir Putin chose the use of force.

What impact can this unprecedented situation have on the president's campaign?

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This is the question that arises in the entourage of Emmanuel Macron.

A senior official from En Marche thinks that what will sway public opinion in favor of the Head of State is " 

 ", his ability to make decisions that are not " 

 ”, as during the health crisis because everything that calculates is “

 ”, he adds.

A way of saying that the priority issue for Emmanuel Macron is to appear as a head of state whose sole objective is to protect the French. 

 " of the Ukrainian crisis for " 

 " like Valérie Pécresse.

The war in Ukraine will impact the presidential campaign.

And it will lead the candidates to position themselves in relation to Russia, some are " 

 " against Moscow, judges a majority official.

The stakes are crucial, barely a month and a half before the first round of the presidential election and when Emmanuel Macron will have to announce his candidacy, therefore entering the electoral fight in parallel with the management of a major international crisis.

Macron contracts to postpone his declaration of candidacy

This is one of the consequences of this crisis, it rejected the declaration of candidacy of the president.

The entry into the campaign of Emmanuel Macron should have been announced this week, confides a tenor of the majority.

The situation in Ukraine has “turned everything 

down  ”.

And the master of the clocks had to resolve to turn the dial a few more times before declaring himself the fault of the master of the Kremlin.

Emmanuel Macron, who wanted to retain his ability to " 

 ", to decide

 " when to formalize his candidacy was even more pushed, almost forced, by the war in Ukraine.

A loved one believes that he will choose the moment of his statement to " 

another asserts that the real question is “ 

 ”, that he will act according to “ 

 ”.

But everyone says it: we'll have to go.

It remains to be decided what form the declaration will take.

" 

 " would be out of step with the gravity of the moment.

But neither should we “ 

.

In fact, take up the challenge of remaining president and at the same time becoming a candidate.

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• Presidential France 2022

• Ukraine

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