Europe 1 4:34 p.m., June 14, 2022

Before flying to Romania and Moldova, Emmanuel Macron gave a speech Tuesday from Orly airport to urge the French to "give a solid majority" to the country in the legislative elections in the name of "the higher interest of the nation".

"I appeal to your common sense and to the republican jump," he said.

Emmanuel Macron urged the French on Tuesday to "give a solid majority" to the country on the occasion of the legislative elections in the name of "the higher interest of the nation", from Orly airport where he flew to France. Romania and Moldova.

"We are at the time of choices and the big choices are never made by abstention. I therefore appeal to your common sense and to the Republican start", he declared on the tarmac of the airport. , believing that "on Sunday no voice should be missing from the Republic".

"We must defend our institutions", insists Macron

"Neither abstention, nor confusion, but clarification", he proclaimed in a solemn tone, before going to a NATO base in Romania to greet the 500 French soldiers who are deployed there and to carry out a support visit to Moldova and a possible trip to kyiv.

"I want to convince you today to give the country a solid majority on Sunday," said the Head of State, explaining that he "needs a solid majority to ensure order outside and inside. within our borders".

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"Nothing would be worse than adding a French disorder to the world disorder", he warned, calling for "with force and firmness freedom, equality, fraternity, secularism".

"We must defend our institutions against all those who challenge them and weaken them," he added, seeming to target the RN and Nupes oppositions.

A first tour in the south-east of Europe

He assured that he had heard "the difficulties that were expressed" during the first round on Sunday where the outgoing majority arrived neck and neck with Nupes in front of the National Rally, a result which does not guarantee that the Head of State can count on an absolute majority during its second five-year term.

"Faced with the crises that are sure to arise, nothing would be worse than losing ourselves in immobility, in blocking, in postures", said Emmanuel Macron "For that, we need a solid majority to guarantee our independence", he insisted, in front of the plane which takes him on his first tour in the south-east of Europe directly affected by the invasion of Ukraine at the end of February.

However, the head of state has not confirmed whether he will visit kyiv these days.