Decryption
French presidential election: the war in Ukraine freezes the campaign
Audio 7:30 p.m.
Prime Minister Jean Castex and the presidential candidates in Matignon, February 28, 2022. © STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP
By: Anne Corpet Follow
1 min
This evening, Thursday March 3, 2022, the French will be able to read Emmanuel Macron's candidacy letter on the websites of the regional press.
The Head of State waited until the last minute to formalize his entry into the presidential campaign.
“
The war in Ukraine is impacting our democratic life
,” the president said last night.
Advertising
It has in fact crushed the public debate and shaken up the campaign, but the electoral calendar is following its course: the French will vote, on April 10 and 24, 2022, to elect a new president.
How did Russia's invasion of Ukraine reshuffle the cards?
Which candidates are handicapped by this conflict at the gates of Europe?
The president, monopolized by international issues, will he be able to slip into the costume of a candidate?
Newsletter
Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_EN
France
French politics
Presidential France 2022
Ukraine
Russia
Emmanuel Macron
On the same subject
France: Emmanuel Macron, on the Ukrainian front and in the countryside, at the same time
The war in Ukraine shakes up the French presidential campaign
France: in the middle of the presidential campaign, the Ukrainian test for Emmanuel Macron