"In this decisive moment for the future of the nation, nothing should be as before. This is why I want to reach out to all those who want to work for France", he continued, under the cries of “Macron president!”.
"I am ready to invent something new to bring together the various convictions and sensibilities in order to build with them a common action at the service of our nation for the years to come. It is our duty", he added. .
President Emmanuel Macron, April 10, 2022 in Paris Ludovic MARIN AFP
He also thanked his opponents who "gave him their support", citing Anne Hidalgo, Yannick Jadot, Valérie Pécresse and Fabien Roussel.
He noted that some are positioning themselves "to block the far right" and said he was "fully aware that this will not be worth supporting the project" he is carrying, quoting the Insoumis leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
The candidate should make his first trip between two rounds in Hauts-de-France on Monday, in the East on Tuesday and hold a meeting in Marseille on Saturday, except for changes, according to those around him.
President Emmanuel Macron, April 10, 2022 in Paris Ludovic MARIN AFP
According to the same source, the objective is to "aim for the widest possible gap" with Marine Le Pen on April 24, the wish being to reach "60-40".
"We are confident in view of the calls to vote Emmanuel Macron this evening, in particular Jean-Luc Mélenchon, 1,000 times clearer than in 2017".
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