France election: calls begin for voters to block far-right Le Pen

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As in 2017 and 2002, debate over whether leftwing voters should back centrist, stay home or not vote at all

The same calls were heard in 2017, when Macron also faced off against Le Pen, and in 2002, when Jacques Chirac faced her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen., who came third in the first round, this may be too bitter a pill to swallow.

Moroccan-born French citizen Hamid Chriet, 35, a political commentator and Mélenchon supporter, said many voters felt frustrated. “I think I will not vote in the second round,” he said. “Seriously, I’m not bothered now. I don’t want Emmanuel Macron and I don’t want Marine Le Pen. For me they’re the same.”

A key campaign moment in the next two weeks will be a debate between Macron, 44, and Le Pen, 53, which could sway undecided voters.saw Macron and Le Pen trade personal insults, and the far right candidate’s aggressive performance was declared not just unconvincing, but damaging. “I believe like Jacques Chirac, that everything in France’s soul rejects extremism,” she said. “Marine Le Pen’s project would lead the country to disorder, weakness and failure.”

 

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