11:26
Emmanuel Macron will address the nation
The Elysée Twitter account has just announced that the President of the Republic will soon address the nation. His statement will follow in our live dedicated to the situation in Ukraine.
11:17
“We are all responsible”
During a press conference, the candidate Eric Zemmour makes Vladimir Putin the first responsible for the war. But he believes that we are all responsible, accusing NATO of having pursued a policy of uninterrupted extension towards eastern Europe. “France must rebalance its relations with Russia and the United States”, continues the candidate, who has therefore just given reason to some of the arguments put forward by the Kremlin.
11:04
“The time for naivety is over,” says Valérie Pécresse
Candidate LR has just held a press conference to take stock of the war in Ukraine. “War is back on the European continent. This war, she says, “sheds light on the personality of Vladimir Putin, his regime”. For her, “the time of naivety is over, that of lucidity is essential” After having called for humanitarian support from the Ukrainian population, Valérie Pécresse called for “the summons without delay of the National Assembly and the Senate. She asks that France take the initiative to provide Europe with an autonomous defense capability, alongside NATO.
10:50
Jadot shows himself on video
The green candidate, in front of the French and European flags, shows up on the screen following sending his press release to denounce the war led by Russia in Ukraine.
10:43
The recap of the reactions of the presidential candidates
From Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Eric Zemmour, all the main candidates in the presidential election took the time to react to the outbreak of war in Ukraine, at the initiative of Russia. All condemned the decision of Vladimir Putin, who therefore chose the path of violence. Find all of their statements in our dedicated article.
10:32
The campaign continues…
If the international news upsets absolutely everything, remember all the same that the Constitutional Council will publish this Thursday at 5 p.m. the new sponsorships validated by the institution. There is just over a week left to get 500 signatures.
10:16
Zemmour caught up with his past statements
He may have quickly condemned the Russian offensive in Ukraine, Eric Zemmour sees several of his writings reappear on social networks. “Ukraine does not exist,” he wrote in 2014, describing Kiev as the historical cradle of Russian civilization, and speaking of a Ukrainian state “made of odds and ends”. In 2018, from L’Opinion, he was dithyrambic towards President Putin. “I dream of a French Poutine!” he said then.
10:06
François Fillon condemns “the use of force in Ukraine”
The former Prime Minister, who has invited himself to the presidential campaign in recent days as tension rose in Ukraine, has just reacted to the attack led by Vladimir Putin. Remember that the third man in the last presidential election is now a member of the board of directors of the Russian petrochemical giant Sibur. This has regularly prompted journalists to question Valérie Pécresse in particular on this “change of professional life”.
9:41
Eric Zemmour will hold a press conference at noon
The teams of the candidate Reconquest! have just let journalists know that a press conference will be organized at noon to come back to the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
9:37
Yannick Jadot cancels his participation in the FNTP forum
At the moment, the entourage of the green candidate announces that the latter cancels his participation in the forum of the National Federation of Public Works. He will participate in the rallies scheduled for noon in front of the Russian Embassy and at 6 p.m. on Place de la République in Paris, it is specified.
9:34
Mélenchon reacts from Reunion
The rebellious candidate has just arrived in Reunion where he must continue his campaign. He reacted to the cameras as soon as he arrived.
9:33
“International law is violated”, deplores Taubira
The candidate invested by the popular primary, who is having the greatest difficulty in bringing together her sponsorships, has just published a press release. “International law is violated,” she condemns. For her, Vladimir Putin committed “an act of war”, which must be condemned without the slightest nuance. She calls for “heavy retaliatory measures”.
9:22
Funny last session at the Elysée
The deputies complete their work on Thursday, the last before the presidential election. The first debate on the health situation of Covid-19 is “a little out of step with the situation which concerns us all”, following the military intervention of the night, recognized the Minister of Health Olivier Véran at the kickoff. exchanges, in a sparsely furnished hemicycle. The leader of LREM deputies, Christophe Castaner, condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “attempt at hegemony” which “violates international rights”. The LR, PS and LFI groups have demanded a debate before Parliament on the Russian-Ukrainian crisis as soon as possible.
9:05
Marine Le Pen deplores the disruption of the balance of peace in Europe
The RN candidate has just published a statement condemning in turn the military operation undertaken by Russia.
8:57
France 2 cancels its Elysée 2022 program with Marine Le Pen
The public service channel has decided to cancel its program dedicated to the presidential election. It is the candidate of the National Rally Marine Le Pen who was to be the guest this Thursday evening. The meeting is replaced by a special program “war in Ukraine”.
8:45
Zemmour calls on Macron to negotiate a ceasefire
After a first reaction given to AFP, the candidate Reconquest! immediately issued a press release condemning the Russian attack. The choice of military intervention is unjustifiable, he explains. Russia was neither attacked nor threatened directly by Ukraine (…) I call on President Macron to go to Moscow and then Kiev without delay to negotiate a ceasefire. »
8:28
The LRs defend themselves once morest any electoral fraud
Accused in an investigation by our colleagues at Liberation of having organized a “bogus” primary, the figures of the Les Républicains party swear that the legitimacy of the ballot cannot be called into question. “This vote, this organization was exemplary. The dog we’re talking regarding didn’t vote. We cleaned the electoral lists before there was a voting operation, ”said Aurélie Pradié on Public Senate.
8:13
Yannick Jadot calls for arming Ukraine
In a press release that has just been released, the environmental candidate denounces an attack unprecedented since the Second World War. Yannick Jadot calls on France and Europe to supply arms to Ukraine as well as the banishment of “Putin and his accomplices from the international community”.
8:07
Valérie Pécresse reacts to the situation in Ukraine
Candidate LR, like many of her competitors, says she condemns in the strongest terms the war started by Russia in Ukraine. She expresses her solidarity with the Ukrainian people and calls for a “vigorous, coordinated and severe” response.
8:02
Roussel promises to publish “evidence” of his work as parliamentary attaché
Accused of having occupied a fictitious post of parliamentary attaché between 2009 and 2014 following the publication of an article by our colleagues from Mediapart, Fabien Roussel promised this morning on France 2 to broadcast today proof of the work carried out with the deputy Jean-Jacques Candelier. “I am terribly affected by false accusations that call into question my integrity and my work,” he explains. When you’re a parliamentary assistant to a communist MP in such a constituency, you’re so hands-on with people, fighting with them to defend their dignity, their job, their business. »
7:55
Eric Ciotti ‘regrets’ Putin’s decision
The former LR congress finalist and presidential supporter of Valérie Pécresse “condemns the Russian intervention in Ukraine and regrets the Kremlin’s decision to choose war rather than peace. »
7:48
Follow live the latest developments in Ukraine
Beyond the follow-up of the presidential campaign and the repercussions linked to the war in Ukraine, Le Parisien offers you to follow the latest developments in the conflict live, to be found in this other live broadcast.
7:39
Emmanuel Macron calls Europe to unity
In a press release published by the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron calls for Europe to unite. The President of the Republic also convenes a defense council this Thursday morning, at 9 am. The French president spoke with President Zelensky, specifies the French presidency.
7:34
Bellamy would vote Zemmour in the second round once morest Macron
The MEP was invited this Thursday morning on Europe 1. After announcing his decision to sponsor the candidacy of the former polemicist, François-Xavier Bellamy added that in the event of a second round Macron – Zemmour, he would vote for the second. An exit that should not please the LR management.
7:30
For Roussel, “the time is no longer looking for responsibilities”
The communist candidate was the guest this Thursday morning of the 4 Truths on France 2. For him, the time is no longer in search of responsibilities. “Today, the war is here. We must produce political acts to renew dialogue and restore peace. “, he continues.
