Legislative 2022: Macron plays the Ukrainian card to mobilize his electorate
Emmanuel Macron went to kyiv two days before the second round of legislative elections.
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Emmanuel Macron went to kyiv two days before the second round of legislative elections which promises to be difficult for his party.
The Head of State who, before leaving, had asked the French to give him a "
solid
" majority in the Assembly, again sent this message from the Ukrainian capital where he gave an interview to the television channel TF1.
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Emmanuel Macron says he needs an absolute majority to be able to take "
exceptional decisions in exceptional times
".
And these exceptional times are times of crisis such as that caused by the war in Ukraine: “
Two and a half hours by plane from Paris, where we are, there is war.
And destabilization, we already see it in our lives.
Being here also means protecting our country.
The rising price of gasoline, the price of going shopping.
»
Making the link between the war in Ukraine and the daily life of the French, this is how Emmanuel Macron wanted to justify this trip to Kiev which was much criticized by the opposition, analyzes
Valérie Gas
of the political service of RFI.
The Republican Jean-François Copé presented it as "
madness
", Jean-Luc Mélenchon considered that the absence of the president in the between-two-rounds marked his "
contempt
", Marine Le Pen accused him of use its "
posture
" to influence the legislative elections.
Occupy media space
In Emmanuel Macron's entourage, any attempt to make a media stunt is refuted and it is explained that it was necessary to respect the constraints of a busy diplomatic agenda: European Council, G7, NATO summit are planned in the next days.
Nevertheless, faced with his adversaries, Emmanuel Macron was once again able to appear as a president in action, alongside his European counterparts, play on his stature as head of state and succeeded in occupying the media space in loop on the news channels when the legislative campaign is coming to an end.
A quits or doubles operation on the political level, the result of which will be known on Sunday.
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