France: after the debate with Darmanin, the macronists want to widen the gap with Le Pen

The president of the National Rally and presidential candidate of 2022, Marine Le Pen, received by the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin, in Paris, October 6, 2020. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

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In France, the debate between the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and the leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, continues to create a stir within the political class, in particular among the macronists.

During this debate, the Minister of the Interior spared his opponent and even found him "a little weak" on the question of Islam.

Government and presidential majority are trying to correct the situation. 

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This is what a framework of the majority dreams of, while the Macronist camp has been trying somehow for four days to justify the words of the French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin which sowed confusion.

On the defensive, members of the government and those close to Emmanuel Macron followed one another in the political broadcasts of this Sunday, February 14 to bring out their combatant certificate from the National Rally.

Embarrassment

"

 We have nothing to do with the extreme right, 

" hammered MEP Stéphane Séjourné.

Marine Le Pen is an enemy of the Republic

 ", added the leader of the walking deputies, Christophe Castaner, while the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti assured that he " 

never believed in the demonization of the National Front 

" .

For having demonized Marine Le Pen, this is precisely what some of the Walkers reproach Gérald Darmanin who sought to be firmer than his opponent on the question of Islam. 

A reverse debate that embarrasses the Macronist camp, summoned to provide evidence of its differences with

Marine Le Pen

, while Emmanuel Macron has made his opposition to the extreme right one of his political markers, and intends to continue to do so before the next presidential election.

To read also: France: Macron scores a point against Le Pen after the debate with Darmanin

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