The equation is complicated for Emmanuel Macron. His percentage of votes is not decisive, and Marine Le Pen is in a better position than it was five years ago, according to political science professor Bruno Cotres.
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French President Emmanuel Macron
Despite the loud celebration of Emmanuel Macron’s qualification for the second round of the presidential elections, and the announcements by political parties on the right and the left to vote for him in the second round, the president knows that the game promises to be more difficult, and that caution reigns, so that the danger of his opponent, Marin, must not be overlooked Le Pen.
The equation is complicated for Emmanuel Macron. His percentage of votes is not decisive, and Marine Le Pen is in a better position than it was five years ago, according to political science professor Bruno Cotres. The ultra-nationalist Rally candidate received 23.15% of the vote, two points more than the 2017 elections. Above all, she has a larger reserve of votes, following Eric Zemmour (7.05%) and Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (2.06%) called on their supporters to vote for her in the final round. In the second round. That’s not all, because, despite Jean-Luc Melenchon’s call to his voters not to give Le Pen a vote, 30% of those said they would vote for the far-right candidate, according to a poll conducted by Ipsos-Sopra Steria following the first round.
You no longer work to “demonize” Marine Le Pen
To confront Marine Le Pen, Macron began planning to mobilize public opinion through extensive field trips, especially in areas where there is contact with Marine Le Pen’s audience, as well as regions, where Jean-Luc Melenchon won a large percentage of the vote.
The “demonization” of Marine Le Pen is no longer effective. According to a leader of the parliamentary majority of Macron’s party, “There is a moral dimension behind the demonization. However, we must show the true face of Marine Le Pen,” adding: “She was wrong in everything. She was pro-Putin, and her party was funded by Russia. She was once morest handing over weapons. To Ukraine, once morest the RNA vaccine, once morest the vaccination.”
Connect with Left Voters
The stakes are high. It is a question of self-imposition in the heart of the electorate on the left, especially Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “There are social developments in our project, we must explain to left-wing voters that our social commitment is credible,” says Minister of State for Europe Clément Bonn, while a deputy from Macron’s party, Pierre Persson, says that “we will have to expand our spectrum to speak to left-wing voters.” We must talk to the working classes.”
In this context, Emmanuel Macron has taken a meaningful step, stating that he is ready to “complete his project” and that he wants to “unequivocally expand”. “I maintain our approach, but I make sure to expand when young people send a message regarding the environment, or others regarding purchasing power,” he said, adding that he was “ready to move forward with pension reform, setting it at 64 years old instead of 65.”
These suggestions of change will not affect left-wing voters, as 34 Melenchon supporters expressed their willingness to vote for Macron, without this meaning that this percentage can rise, but on the contrary, feelings of animosity with Macron often outweigh the feelings of fear of Marine Le Pen .