For farmers, who could suffer these increases more than others, the candidate of the National Rally calls for "emergency measures" and "whatever the cost" as during the Covid-19 epidemic.

She denounces in passing the "crazy ideas" of the left, "which aim to consider that it's not very serious all that" and that if the farmers "disappear, we will replace them with migrants".

"I hope there will still be a presidential campaign," says the far-right candidate, given in the second round in recent polls, after visiting Hector, a Salers bull, stressing that the presidential was " the election queen".

Upon arriving, she narrowly misses crossing François Bayrou, a close ally of Emmanuel Macron, who gave her his sponsorship in the name of democracy.

The candidate struggled to gather the 500 signatures necessary to compete in this election, but she finally obtained them on Tuesday.

Putin

Despite her bandaged hand, after being bitten by one of her cats, the far-right candidate greedily tastes the cheeses presented to her.

Marine Le Pen, candidate for the far-right National Rally (RN) party for the presidential election, tastes cheese at the Paris Agricultural Show on March 2, 2022 BERTRAND GUAY AFP

But the main course remains Ukraine, when the many journalists who accompany him learn that Emmanuel Macron will intervene in the evening on this war.

The speech has "nothing abnormal" because the President of the Republic "has this hat (...) on the diplomatic level", considers the candidate, who wants to "favor" the path of diplomacy but considers that the sanctions imposed on Russia could "weaken" France.

Marine Le Pen would however like the Head of State, given between 26 and 28% in the polls, to declare himself a candidate.

"He owes a balance sheet to the French," said the candidate.

Emmanuel Macron has until Friday 6 p.m. to do so.

Eager to revive the duel of 2017, the far-right candidate, given between 17 and 19%, even asks him for a debate "before the first round", given that "the bandwidth reserved for the presidential election is restricted" because of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.

Marine Le Pen warns her opponent if he were to multiply the interventions on the crisis in Ukraine, enjoining him not to forget the subjects of the "daily" of the French, such as the rise in fuel or energy prices , which could still rise as a result of this crisis, or even insecurity and immigration.

"If the President of the Republic, by strategy, tries to go over the answers he owes the French on these subjects, he is making a real mistake and he is disconnected from the strong expectations of the people", warns the candidate , who does not like being reminded that she had been received by Vladimir Putin in 2017 or that his party is still repaying a loan to Russian creditors.

The Russian president is "not exactly the one" of five years ago, she defended herself on Tuesday, describing him today as an "adversary" of the country.

"Tortoise"

While a little boy is cleaning his calf, the contender for the Élysée, who has watered down her proposals in the name of "de-demonization", tells him that "to go to the competition, you have to have clean buttocks".

"Marine president", chant some activists when the candidate changes exhibition halls.

It's a welcome that is "far from being cow", smiles his press officer.

Marine Le Pen, candidate of the far-right National Rally (RN) party for the presidential election, at the Paris Agricultural Show, March 2, 2022 BERTRAND GUAY AFP

"Marine Le Pen leads her way quietly" and "without splinters", "a bit like the turtle" from the fable of La Fontaine which arrives in front of the hare, had recently commented on her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, who supports her, despite his friendship for his rival Éric Zemmour.

The latter must come to the show on Friday.

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