This source confirmed information from RTL.
The outgoing president has until Friday, 6:00 p.m., to formally declare his candidacy for re-election, an announcement still pending as the war in Ukraine upsets the calendars and reshuffles the cards of the presidential campaign.
In the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, Emmanuel Macron postponed the question of his candidacy, which has become a real headache, as close as possible to the deadline set by the Constitutional Council.
The French head of state was still meeting Monday morning with a defense council devoted to Ukraine, before participating in a videoconference with foreign leaders.
The launch of his campaign at a meeting at Parc Chanot in Marseille this Saturday was announced to AFP last week by three sources from La République en Marche.
According to a source inside the presidential party, "the discussion on a possible cancellation had started at the end of last week", insofar as "nobody imagines an expression of fervor on Saturday because of the international context".
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