Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for "the general mobilization" to convince voters to vote Sunday in the European against polls that predict a high abstention, said government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye.
The head of state made this appeal during the Council of Ministers in order to "show how important it is for our fellow citizens to mobilize in this election because its impact on our daily lives, but also on the future of France within the European Union is obviously decisive, "according to the spokesperson.
"Let everyone say around you that you have to go and vote
The vote "will weigh a lot on the weight that our country can have in the European Union, on the agenda of the European Commission, and it is for this reason that he called for the general mobilization, through ministers and members of the government, for everyone to say around the table that it is necessary to go to vote, which is very important, "she added.
Polls published in recent days give the list of the presidential majority behind that of the National Rally of Marine Le Pen.
Polls worry
Several polls in recent weeks have predicted a record abstention Sunday, but two studies published Tuesday and Wednesday estimate the turnout on May 26 between 46% and 52%, a level above 2014 (42%). As part of the mobilization, the Government Information Service (GIS) launched a video call to vote on social networks.
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Sibeth Ndiaye also described as "not very serious" the request of the National Assembly that Emmanuel Macron withdraws in case of defeat. "I do not believe that it is foreseen in our institutions that the President of the Republic, at the end of an election, whether European or national, will have to resign. no reason for it to happen, "she says. Jordan Bardella, top of the list of RN, said Wednesday on Europe 1 that if his party came in first, the head of state "will draw the consequences and conclusions" and "leave".