“The left-wing candidate in a position” to dismiss the far right “from the first round” is “today Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, assures the former Minister of Justice.
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Christiane Taubira called on Friday April 8 to vote for Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the presidential election for “block the route” on the far right. The former Keeper of the Seals and one-time ballot candidate said that “accession to power” of Marine Le Pen was in her eyes “a risk we cannot accept”.
The National Rally candidate is in a position to qualify for the second round, according to the latest polls, which could then lead to a close duel with Emmanuel Macron. “The prospect becomes plausible” of a coming to power of the far right, said Christiane Taubira in a press release. “The left candidate in situation” to avoid this risk “from the first round” is “today Jean-Luc Mélenchon”assures the former Minister of Justice. “Sunday, he will have my vote”, she concludes, while the leader of La France insoumise is currently in third position in the opinion polls.