a speech that could weigh on the campaign for the presidential election

Can the French presidency of the European Union influence the campaign for the presidential election? “Emmanuel Macron will do everything for it, because it allows him to shape his international status, and he believes that it is a comparative advantage over his future rivals.“, analyzes the journalist Guillaume Daret, live on the set of the 8 Hours of France 2, Wednesday January 19. The Head of State “also wants to use it as a tool for political division, because he defines himself as the only candidate who is 100% pro-European“, adds the journalist.

The declared candidates for the 2022 presidential election also intend to be heard. “They are in a dilemma, because at the same time, they are less audible by definition than the President of the Republic, and at the same time, it is complicated for them not to take advantage of this media openness to put their proposals on Table“, explains Guillaume Daret. For example, if Marine Le Pen no longer wants to leave the European Union, “she defines herself as the first opponent of the head of state“, he specifies, adding that on his side, “Jean-Luc Mélenchon wants us to be able to disengage from certain points of the European treaties, for example on free trade“.